Whether on canvas or on cloth making art - for me - is fun. I remember when I was a little girl the teacher told my mother that I was a pleasant child but seemed "distant and preoccupied during reading, writing and arithmetic lessons". Looking back upon my early days in school I WAS preoccupied. I was thinking of how I might decorate my Paper Mache animal during my up and coming art class. I started being drawn to bright colors, glitter and shinny cloth in those early years and still get a lot of satisfaction with creating items which come from this child-like happy place within myself.

My current mixed media paintings reflect this long love affair with color, texture and images from the spirit. Many of these pieces incorporate fiber texture, vibrant colors, metallic paints and papers, glitter, beads influenced by my past experiences of living and working in vibrant cultures where pattern dominate.

Aside from the mixed media I am also showing my calmer and more earthy side with a group of batiks. I have been making batiks since I was in college in the early 70's. Through my career I have made batik stuffed sculpture, clothing and wall hangings.