My art is my 'wabi sabi ' - a place of centering and meditation. The development of my collage work began while living in NYC many years ago. At that time I cut canvas and glued the pieces onto a stretched canvas and used oil paint to color the entire work. Sometimes I incorporated other fabrics, leather and/or botanicals. Since this inception I have moved towards two specific ongoing collage themes. My Earth Series uses botanicals with handmade papers and paint. The pieces explore Nature in her various seasons. The second ongoing collage work is my pictorial storytelling pieces: Les Nuits Arabes/The Arabian Nights and World Tales. The first has an Oriental expression from both the Near and Far East. World Tales focuses on cultural histories and sociopolitical themes with fantasia. With World Tales I am presenting images which are specific to the history or culture of a people but also inserts elements of symbolism, fantasy and dialogue. The viewer is invited to create their own interpretation and tale.
I also create paintings in impressionism genre and have a collection of abstract paintings using acrylic with gold leaf on canvas.
My artwork is ever evolving. I delight to new nuances and inspiration from various cultures and children's artwork as well as the masters.
My focus is creating a work which depicts harmony, balance and evokes Beauty.