Portfolio of Works

My subject matter comes mainly from the strong women around me whom I admire.  My mother, grandmother, female friends, and female students often inspire my work. Some of my inspiration also comes from fashion and costume and the juxtaposition of those against the gritty work of casting metal.  And some of the work, like what you see here, is about environmental concerns and women and Earth as powerful nurturers.  

My work is essentially about the dignity and pride of being female and feminine and the reality of manual labor, hard work, and responsibility, and how we balance those things daily.  My ultimate hope is that the work causes the viewer to laugh, self-reflect, or empathize and that, through that experience, they have a better appreciation for the role of art as something to make us pause and consider our environment, our own humanity, and that of others.

Using found and cast-off materials, photos, magazine images, and acrylic paint, I create images inspired by the strong women in my life. They represent independence, power, protection, and strength.

My work is essentially about the dignity and pride of being female and feminine and the reality of manual labor, hard work, and responsibility, and how we balance those things daily.  My ultimate hope is that the work causes the viewer to laugh, self-reflect, or empathize and that, through that experience, they have a better appreciation for the role of art as something to make us pause and consider our environment, our own humanity, and that of others.

Using found and cast-off materials, photos, magazine images, and acrylic paint, I create images inspired by the strong women in my life. They represent independence, power, protection, and strength.