On becoming my own mentor

The idea of us not just being a part of nature, but connected in some way through a primal web of energy intrigues me and feels calming. It makes such sense to me. How else can one explain how we feel the same awe when watching a sunset, or feel anguish when we see someone in pain, or get teary-eyed at a wedding.

It’s these recognizable but intangible feelings and emotions that I want to convey in my painted artworks, encaustics and enamels. Sometimes they will take the shape of a familiar scene, other times they may be exhibited as an abstract or created to resemble physical features of the earth’s surface. I consider myself a contemporary mixed media artist, working in cold wax, oil, encaustic, enamel, pottery and copper. My process is a method of building and deconstructing. I like mixing mediums and textures, which becomes a metaphor for how all things in the universe are interwoven and intertwined.

My Cold Wax & Oil landscape paintings depict endangered landscapes. A minimalist style, of abstract art, is used as a technique in the landscapes to allow the viewer to infuse their own emotions into the landscape. My hope is that these works allow us to consider our place in the interconnectedness of all things, and remind us of the delicate balance we share with our surroundings.

In my pottery works, the I want the artworks to look like they are carved from stones or appear to be relics of old found objects.

I have been involved with art in one way or another throughout my life. Presently, I work in my studio built by my husband. The studio has easels, enameling kiln, pottery kiln, pottery wheel, an assortment of paints and mediums, and many other items that encourage me to create.

The studio is open for visitors every day by making an appointment by calling ahead to make sure I’m in the studio and not out on an errand. 919 two six zero 9889.