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I began by making art quilts in 1980. I started adding paint and collage to the surface of the fabric in 1991. I discovered found object construction and sculpture in 1999 and encaustic paint in 2003.
I like having all of my materials and processes intermingled in my studio. I like to see what interests me and then find a way to use those processes to make art whether it be a quilt, a collage, an encaustic painting or a found object construction. I am not interested in keeping the paint, the paper, the collage images, the fabric, the wax, or the hardware all separate in my studio. It is exciting to me to incorporate paint and collage paper in a fabric work, while incorporating fabric into a sculpture or an encaustic work.
The result of this kind of thinking has given me a greater freedom to work in a way that allows me to use the processes I like in order to create the kinds of surfaces that give me the sense of the depth I want to convey. It has also led to the construction of 3-dimensional works that incorporate found objects with encaustic paint and collage.
My work is often related in theme to aspects of memory, family history, spirituality, gender, time and space. While the specific occasions of memory are often of a personal nature, the themes and imagery have a universal appeal. My goal in making art is to explore process while allowing intuition to have its say.
I started out as a quiltmaker and fiber artist. While I no longer work strictly in fiber or in quiltmaking, I still consider myself a fiber artist because the themes and concepts of my work are still largely related to fabric. I find I need the tension that exists between process and intuition in order to produce works that have a more personal integrity.
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