About the Artist

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I believe I have a calling to create -- one that has been present all of my life and answered in many forms. Creating feels like a way to make sense of chaos.   I take a collection of scraps, which on their own hold little meaning, and through shaping and reassembling them, an image emerges ---realistic, layered, and often touched with whimsy.   In the presence of creating collage quilts, I feel both a jolt of joy and a deep sense of calm.  There is a feeling of safety in watching the chaos dissipate and resolve into something whole.  And when that moment is complete, the call to create something new begins again. 

So just as I received that deep sense of calm and joy through sustained attention, my artwork is meant not for a glance but reveals itself with all its layers of love over time.  My collectore are often drawn to the way the work holds memory, personality, and quiet presence time and time again each time they gaze at it. 

                                                                             

                                         That sense of transformation ---bringing order, meaning, and calm from fragments --carries through all of my work.  Whether creating collage quilt portraits or landscapes, each piece develops through careful observation, attention to color and an intuitive shaping process.  Scraps, textures and hues are layered until an image emerges that feels grounded, coherent and alive. Color plays a central role in this work, used not simply for vibrancy, but to express warmth, vitality, and emotional depth. 

                                         At its core, this work is an ongoing response to that original call --to create, to shape meaning, and to bring coherence when there was once fragmentation.  Each finished piece represents a moment of resolution and quiet satisfaction, held until the next image begins to form. The studio remains a place of listening, patience, and trust in the process, allowing the work to unfold naturally. A limited number of commissioned works are accepted.  I will not do rush the inspiration so goes into the creative process takes place.