New York, NY, United States
Because life is full of contradictions and unpredictable, organic and spontaneous, I wanted an...
About the artist
Joined In 2019
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About the artist
Joined In 2019
(2 Followers)
Because life is full of contradictions and unpredictable, organic and spontaneous, I wanted an art form that reflects all the mess and beauty of living. After trial and error and endless experimentation I have found creating collages, with an occasional painting thrown in, to be the perfect form. I can take disparate elements and create a delicate harmony with all the different pieces playing off of each other, some going off the frame extending the boundaries into space three dimensionally, a cross between painting and sculpture.
For a number of years I left visual art to become a maker of functional pottery as I felt it terribly important that people have objects for everyday use that are beautiful. The natural spontaneity I needed to create pottery, as the pliability of the clay is in constant flux, naturally led me to collage for I find that they are best when created organically and spontaneously and then later refined. Ultimately, creating functional pottery became too limiting and I needed a form where there were greater possibilities.
As an artist living in NYC I am thoroughly influenced by the rhythm of the city and all the craziness that goes with millions of people jostling each other in the streets and sid...
The only way I have ever been able to learn is by teaching myself and constantly examining and questioning and translating that into my art.
Las Laguna Gallery, Botanical, October 2020
Las Laguna Gallery, The 2nd Half-50 and Older Show, Sept. 2020
Art Room Online Gallery, Botanical Exhibit, July 2020, Merit Award
The Gallery 8680, Aptitude, Frisco Texas, group show, July 2020
Art Room Online Gallery, City Exhibition June 2020, Merit Award
Taos Art Insurgency: The New Protagonists,Taos, New Mexico-Director's choice
Light Space & Time Online Exhibition, Created In Isolation
Arc Gallery Online Exhibition and book, Reflections
Art Room Online Gallery-Landscapes 3rd place, Jan. 2020
The Vacant Museum-Full Moon Reflections, Jan. 2020
Diafano Art Magazine February 2020 Issue
Conception Art, Pop-up, NYC
Into The Art Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, group show
The Brick Lane Gallery-The Annexe, London, group show
Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie NY-group show
Murze Magazine Issue 7
Montserrat Gallery, NYC-group show
Brecht Forum, NYC
La Mano Gallery (pottery), NYC
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