What amazing patterns! That’s what I say to myself when I look at the natural world. Drawn first to the intricacy of a simple form like a leaf, I then begin to mix and match that form with others: same shape different size, new shape, new color. The works I’ve created for “Fancy That” are explorations of these patterns and combinations.
About Me
Before I was a full-time studio artist, I had a career in commercial printing. I worked hard. Now, I still work hard, but my studio is my workplace and I determine the projects and processes that will be the work of my hands. My daily routine combines the discipline of showing up to do the work and the joy of what I am creating.
Examples of My Work
Fun Facts
- • Language- I speak pretty fluent kindergarten-ese. As a classroom volunteer, I enjoy getting down to kid level and talking one-on-one with children about what they are drawing and writing.
- • (Not So) Guilty Pleasure – An afternoon swim in the beautiful natural spring that’s just a few miles from my home. The water stays 72 degrees year-round. Aaaaahhhh!
- • Poetry – It’s how I start my day. I keep books by three or four favorite poets at a time in my reading pile and allow them to welcome me into morning.
- • The Problem with Tea – is that it’s not coffee. I could just never pull myself out of bed to drink tea. Mornings (also mid-mornings and mid-afternoons) are for coffee.
- • Kitchen Claim to Fame – I am the designated Tupperware-container-labeler in the household. Leftovers go into the container then get a masking tape label and magic marker wording. Inside our freezer is beautiful!
More About Me
What gives you goosebumps?
Classical music played on cello, or cello with other strings.
If your life had a theme song
Bette Midler, “I’m Beautiful, Dammit!” Unfortunately, like many girls, when I was young I did not know enough to sing this song. I wish somebody had sung it to me.
What one (art) item can you not do or go without?
My big ol’ industrial worktable. It’s studio center-of-the-universe. It’s where I cut fabric. It’s where I collage. It’s where I paint and print. I can stand on it to reach storage shelves. It’s a beautiful beast.