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Bio
I worked as a studio potter for 20 years, producing functional and sculptural stoneware. I exhibited nationally, coordinated and led craft and mythology tours to Japan and Greece. I also led workshops nationally and founded the Connecticut Clay Artists Association.
For the last 20 years, I have been drawing, painting, sculpting and teaching art at New Canaan High School. I was awarded “Teacher of the Year” by the CT Art Education Association and I am a National Board Certified Teacher.
For the last 9 years, I have been co-leading Art and Yoga retreats in Madison, CT., and Tuscany, Italy. In 2006 I retired from high school teaching and established a painting studio in Winsted, CT. I currently work in watercolor, collage, encaustics and oil painting and offer private and group art classes at my studio in Winsted, CT.
Artist Statement
The content of my art is informed by a life-long fascination with mythology, symbols and the culture of ancient civilizations. I also draw from travel experiences and painting expeditions that include Italy, Japan, Morocco and the Rhode Island shoreline.
The passion that I bring to studio work, teaching, cooking, writing and dancing is the risk called “creating”. I see creativity of process as the main tool in my survival kit.
My background as a clay artist, master art teacher and avid traveler has broadened my perspective on “making” to include a constant experimentation in techniques and materials. The processes I use include a range of media: watercolor, printmaking, pastel, oils, collage and encaustic.
My style is narrative and figurative. I draw and paint from direct observation and find sources of imagery in personal mythology, travel experiences, challenges and dreams. My rendering style is influenced by my former career as a potter/ sculptor. I delight in representing three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface by observing and recording the play of light over changing planes.
My goal is to explore the act of creation as a way of awakening to my own voice and intimately understanding and connecting with the beauty and mystery of the world around us. |
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