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. Hours of deconstructing and rebuilding became a favorite childhood pastime. Full circle, this remains a trademark of the work I produce today.
Reflecting on 40+ years as fine artist and studio arts educator, I am reminded of how my Dad’s love of craft and learning inspired my own choice of career. He modeled excellence and loyalty. And as I dove into developing a broad range of classroom curricula, I discovered a fulfillment and joy in providing emotionally stable and safe environments for young creatives.
I relocated to the Hudson River Valley in 1984 amidst completion of an MFA, with honors, from Syracuse University. Career highlights include: National Endowment for the Humanities / grant recipient; Skidmore College / 2 summer printmaking fellowships; 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.”
Beyond impermanence: finding beauty in the vulnerability and resilience of human spirit…
“My current work gives attention to abstract form, surface tension, transparency and depth. And it is through striving for a delicate balance between complexity and ambiguity, that I happen upon this place in time where both chaos and order seem able to co-exist and cooperate. 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, I find myself incorporating the integration and decomposition of both organic and man-made elements. And I employ a repetitive layering, scraping, unearthing and reconstructive process. Feeling pivotal, it grounds me, and reconnects me with our shared humanity in a world of constant change, decay and renewal.”
