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Artist Statement My work is initially focused on exploring color planes. I am inspired by the color field painters of the 1940s and 50s such as Richard Diebenkorn and Hans Hofman. The focus on a picture frame with unbroken color fields emphasizes strong form pattern and… Read more

Artist Statement I work with acrylic paint on canvas. I use paint brush and pallet knife filling the space with texture and images to express motion and movement so the story can be told. Festivals Third Ward Art Festival, Port Clinton Art Festival Media Painting: Acrylic Paint Booth Numbers Third Ward Art Festival:… Read more

Artist StatementI sketch my subject with hard pastel then I fill in detail w/ layers of soft pastel on Wallis sand paper. My pastel paintings are a way of telling a story about the subjects optimism or introspection their innocence or wisdom their grace and… Read more

Artist Statement My paintings evolve organically from lifes everyday glances. Rather than trying to force my will on them I give them total control. Each layer determines and guides the next. I am fascinated by the texture of paint and the shapes and movements it can… Read more

Artist Statement I use steambending and various other techniques to add curves to my contemporary furniture designs. I like mixing woods and inlaying material such as pure silver shell material and semi precious stones to add visual interest to my work. Festivals Port Clinton Art Festival Media 3D Functional: Wood Booth… Read more

Artist StatementIn changing focus from the figure as subject to the body as object I began to see the body in fashion performance and daily life as a canvas to present a facet of a persons identity. I am looking at the personality of the… Read more

Artist Statement Hand fabricated metal and organic bezels elevate fossilized animal teeth opals geodes arrowheads guitar strings & other eclectic stones - all harmonizing to excite the eye. A comparison of elements: shapes colors and textures. Opposites attract creating a melody of disparate shapes. Non-traditional bezels… Read more

Artist StatementMy art tells my story. It's a story of my world of my thoughts and emotions entwined in an internal dialogue. And some of it can be expressed only through painting. It is incredible how fairy-tales I heard once-upon-a-time in my childhood actually influenced… Read more

Artist StatementFiber is part of our basic civilization and weaving utilitarian textiles from materials at hand is a rich tradition all over the world. In Colonial America worn clothing and household textiles were transformed into practical and beautiful floor coverings reflecting the culture and life… Read more

Artist Statement For many years I have focused on the crochet stitch in metal as my primary means of making art. Very recently however I have tightened my lens dissecting the stitch itself into its component parts. The patterns made by repeated stitches are what interest… Read more