Artist Statement: I am an eco-artist. I utilize recycled and found materials to create my work: masks, dioramas, sculpture, artist’s books, drawings, collages, and prints. I create with paper maché, playdough, paper, pressed cardboard cartons, found objects, fabric, toys, buttons, ceramic,and packing materials .My artistic practice utilizes mythology, dream imagery, humor, and whimsy. I am influenced by world folk art and artists Red Grooms, Robert Rauschenberg and Betye Saar. I am inspired by Latin American masks, primitive Mid-Century American tourist art, and children’s drawings. My goal is to capture the innocence of childhood, fantasies, folklore, and the wit of Dada. I am always in search of objects, craft materials, photos, and found text to tell my stories of imaginary worlds, dreams, and imagery from our collective unconscious. My goal is to create intimate fragments of time, creatures and places to engage the imagination of my viewers.