Artist Statement

I believe in beauty as the salve and salvation for our species in this extreme digital age society. I love to see color come to life on a surface; experiencing colors with other colors, textures and designs. Line, form and color are the poetry of the painter. I strive to convey a poetic sensibility with my mixing of media. My new work incorporates my love of textiles, design, sense of color and my familiarity with craft in a medium that transcends a singular discipline.

Artist Bio

Studied at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA; Instituto Allende, Mexico; the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and the University of New Mexico, Taos, NM.

Earned a Certificate of Surface Design from Otis in Los Angeles, CA.

Self taught Natural Dyeing; pursued an in depth study of historical dyes  and technique. Contracted to create an exhibit about Natural Dyes for the Science Museum of Minnesota. Conducted field research in Chiapas, Mexico. Offered workshops and worked with dyed textiles and clothing. Taught textile arts to all age levels from first grade through senior citizens through an arts program in St.Paul, MN. Worked in studio with fiber artist in Helsinki, Finland. Created one of a kind Hawaiian shirts on Oahu, Hawaii.

Owned a successful clothing business: designed and produced the line of  handmade wearable art clothing in Santa Fe, NM. Products sold nationally and internationally.

Employed as a colorist and design assistant in a Fashion Design House in the Apparel District, downtown Los Angeles. Sold designs from portfolio to fashion houses in New York and Los Angeles, as well as to dinnerware manufacturers.

Designed and created a line of architectural relief tile. Maintained a large production ceramics studio in Taos. Line sold in prominent showrooms nationally.

Currently manage Bluefish Clothing store in Taos, New Mexico. Working with paper, handmade book arts, and collage in the studio I built in Taos County, New Mexico, when not baking, gardening, biking , backcountry skiing, or hiking in our magnificent landscape.