Photo Credit: Michael Axelrod / circa 1969
Born and raised in a tiny suburb of NYC, I grew up a quirky, shy, pencil-thin young girl…
“I learned to trust my curiosity and inner muse at an early age, and hours of deconstructing and rebuilding became a favorite childhood pastime. Full circle, this remains a trademark of the work I produce today.
When looking back on 40+ years as fine artist and arts educator, I fondly remember my Dad’s love of craft, his work ethic, and how these qualities inspired my own choice in career. As teacher, I soon discovered the fulfillment and joy in facilitating emotionally stable and safe classroom environments for young creatives.
Attending Syracuse University to complete an MFA with honors in 1984 led to my relocation in the Hudson Valley. Career highlights have included the receipt of: a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, 2 summer printmaking fellowships at Skidmore College, with additional studies conducted in Florence, Italy and Santa Fe, NM. Select awards have been received from the Palm Spring Art Museum and NAWA (National Association of Women Artists), along with recognition in the Smithsonian Institute Archives of American Art for greeting card design. (Thank you, Jim Mullen!) Known widely in prior years for my unique and meticulous approach to the etching process, I have exhibited in juried competitions nationally as well as in galleries of the Mid-Hudson and Metropolitan area.”
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Beyond impermanence: finding beauty in the vulnerability and resilience of human spirit…
“My recent work draws attention to collective consciousness and those moments where both chaos and order seem able to co-exist and cooperate. I strive for a delicate balance between complexity and ambiguity. The result has been a series of intricate spatial environments where apparent randomness and disorder suggest an organization happening on a different dimensional level.
Whether I draw, paint, or hand-pull prints, my approach is one of decomposition, fragmentation, and integration of organic and inorganic form. I find repetitive layering, excavation and reconstructive techniques both cathartic and grounding. Exhausting, as well, for they demand full engagement. And I most love how this process has brought together so many of the creative and intellectual threads in my life. Every mark seems to have an insight to reveal. A connection to be made, offering a fresh opportunity to rediscover our shared humanity in this world of constant change, decay and renewal.”
