After 12 years of working in metal as a jeweler and several more doing assemblage art, it is fulfilling for me to land in a place where I can combine those mediums on a 2-dimensional surface.I love the process of building up on a surface starting with plaster, then paint and paper and using found objects to make my art.It makes for an interesting look, feel and the question, “Why is she using a rusty washer on a painting?”
Every single element in one of my paintings has a very specific significance to me, but I love the viewer to find there own meaning or just an emotional feeling from each piece of artwork.One they can love to look at over and over again.
The themes in my artwork seem to resonate around growth and strength and home and I think living in the Northwest has made that easy to portray in an organic way.
I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington having lived in Alaska for six years in my twenties.The water and mountains have great importance to me and I cannot imagine living without being surrounded by them.I draw great inspiration from every tree, rock and water source around me; it feeds my soul and my work and satisfies my need to water-ski and hike in the hills!
I live in the Seattle area with my teacher, musician husband and our amazing teenage daughter.
