Artist, Creator & Jewlery Designer
My current work explores the interface between realism and abstraction. In monoprinting, I often use the figure as a point of departure. The transformation of the images as they move from plate to damp paper is continually inspiring. I love the sensuality of the materials and the immediacy of the final image.
In my figurative art, I am trying to interface the trained eye and hand of more traditional figure drawing with the joy of spontaneity, embracing the unplanned. Approaching the surface with loose, flowing lines, this work communicates my interpretation of the body; its beauty, its mysteries and its treacheries.
I also love working with recycled materials. The creatures that I make, my “Menagerie” are made of old wool sweaters that have been washed, shrunk and felted. Each one is completely unique. I don’t use patterns, each animal evolves as I work on it.
Similarly, my jewelry is made of recycled materials, vintage buckles and buttons. I rework them into bracelets, and necklaces, that are edgy and modern, with a vintage flair.