I am a New York artist, educator, and arts advocate. I came to my exploration of paper and mixed media after spending most of my professional life as a ceramic artist and product designer. Exploring mixed media as I once did with clay, I find the same artistic pleasure in the way the many techniques I am discovering give me the continued opportunity to experiment, imagine, and create. The process itself is the bedrock from which the work rises; it is exciting to me that it is only after moving, cutting, tinting, printing, and layering does the final piece begin to emerge.
Design is about creating harmony among elements and having them come together in a final product that is aesthetically successful. Arriving at that final product is about process—but process does not mean structured, planned development. Instead, I have found that intentionally not planning offers the freedom to be fully spontaneous, opening a space where I can relax, discover, and listen to what the work needs from me at each stage. My love of teaching has led to my creating workshops which encourage learning through trusting one’s intuitive creative abilities.