"""Believing in its promise to provide, they have nurtured the land and the land has nurtured them, in a synergistic dance"", from the poem Farm Islanders.I began my career as a contemporary warm glass artist.
Living in rural America, Nebraska, for over 35 year, I began my love story with the land, it's flowers, bugs, birds and wildlife. Farming became away of life for my husband & myself with our farm islands scattered throughout southeast Nebraska and Missouri.I combine my love of nature & the beauty of Nebraska in my works.
I work to create the simple objects around my life in glass, both realistically & contemporarily.The use of bold color of glass & contrast show off in m work, along with gentle colorations of glass that show the quiet colors of nature.It captures the light, giving off beautiful shadows from the artwork. Using small granular pieces of glass, frit to build the transparent quality of glass to give it depth.Representing the land and farming has been a goal of my
artwork."
- Collections: Farm Island Anthology