About Me

Every day I walk with my dogs first thing in the morning.  This is when I connect with the world.  Gazing at shifting sky scapes over the mountains, sparkling reflections on water, or the intricate pattern of an insect wing never grows old.  And collecting natural materials on my daily walk is a central part of my art-making process.

My current body of work is sculptures made from roots washed out of the arroyos where I live in northern New Mexico.  I think of them as deep ocean creatures, plankton, or dust motes.  Their twisting forms come from plant roots seeking water in a dry and rocky landscape.  I let the roots suggest the eventual shape of the piece, evolving slowly as I work in an intuitive conversation with my materials. 

These pieces speak to the fragility and impermanence of life.  They are sensitive to the smallest vibrations in the environment—sparkling at a breeze or a sigh.  They move and change with the light, and have inner dimensions not apparent at first glance.  I especially love it when they surprise me, expressing themselves in ways I couldn’t have predicted.

I have worked as an artist my entire life in one medium or another.  My handmade sculptural lamps were shown at Jett Gallery in Santa Fe for the last 30 years. My preferred materials have been sticks and paper, sequins and fabric—materials that are ephemeral, fragile, and relate to traditional female crafts.  I often play with the qualities of reflection, translucence and iridescence as I like my pieces to be alive and unpredictable.  Whether working in batik, basketry, quilting or sculpture, my art has always referenced plants, seashells, insects, water and other elements of the natural world.