Statement:

I am a sculptor who has focused on the reuse of “found objects”, using society’s discards to make abstract assemblage sculpture. This makes me a collector and match-maker of abandoned artifacts.

I love the creative moment, the spark when the shapes, colors and textures interact in their “new life” with each other and the spaces they inhabit. It’s the “not me” part.

My work is in metal or mixed media and ranges in size (from small to more monumental scale). It can be wall-hung or free-standing (for display on shelf/table/pedestal, on the ground or raised on a base or pole).

Metal appeals to me with its strength, permanance, texture and color. I am drawn to the color and light of plastic and glass.

I may use cultural flotsam and detritus to suggest a narrative or representional element in a piece. The use of masks in pieces is a good example of this process. I also make pieces that are solely about the experience of abstract space, line or form.

History :

My Evolution as an Art Maker
I began to explore my relationship to art making during my mid-twenties. I raised a family and taught elementary school children, with “art on the side”.

During my forties, single with my children grown, I had new freedom to invest myself. While teaching full time, I began more serious study of sculpture and watercolor at Santa Rosa Junior College and College of Marin.

With this commitment, there was a shift from being “a teacher who makes art”,to being “an art maker who teaches”.

While I was teaching full-time, I served as art mentor for the elementary school for 2 years.

I began to show my work locally, in community festivals, fairs and arts organizations’ exhibits. I had several personal shows. My studio has been in both Sonoma County’s open studio tours : ARTrails for 10 years & Art at the Source for 4 years (on-going).

I recently made another shift to increase my art making time, I retired. My goal is to be more productive and keep my work flowing back-into-the-world, creating space for new pieces to be made!

Juried Shows :
Arts Associations - Public showing began in 1985
Bodega Bay Fishermen’s Festivals
California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa
Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Marin County Fair : Fine Art

Personal Shows
1986 Mark West Winery, Graton : Sculpture/Watercolor
1987 Dream One Gallery, San Anselmo : Sculpture/Watercolor
1988 Fino Restaurant, Petaluma : Watercolor
2002 Finley Center, Santa Rosa Rec. Depart. : Sculpture

Galleries : Began in 1996
Millennium Gallery, Sebastopol
Quicksilver Mining Company, Forestville
Cutler’s Gallery, Sebastopol
Next Level Communications, Rohnert Park
Tomales Galley

Juried Public Shows
1986 Bay Sculpture, Belmont
1994 Women Creating, Santa Rosa
2004 Spirit of Form, Cloverdale

Annual Benefit Art Auction Participation
Art for Life (for Face to Face), Santa Rosa
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
California Parenting Institute, Santa Rosa

Open Studio Tours
ARTrails 1989-1999,2007-2008
Art at the Source 1995, 1996, 2002-2008