The seeds for art existed in me from early childhood, but it took most of a lifetime for those seeds to take root and grow. My personal adventure into creating art began to blossom in my early 50’s when I participated in my first group exhibit in 2002.
Being
mostly self-educated in art, I am happily unencumbered by traditional
rules, preferring instead to experiment and learn as I create. In
continually exploring new ways of combining paper, fabric, fibers, and
cast-off objects in my art, I find I am able to produce strange,
whimsical, and sometimes exotic effects. I am passionate about bright colors, textures, and layering; and working in mixed media frees me to experiment and play.
On a deeper level, art is a means of self-exploration. In all my artistic endeavors, I find that the art seems to evolve on its own, carrying me along with it on our shared journey.
My work appears in several private and public collections.
Special Interests in Art:
Mixed media, collage, layered works, altered objects, assemblage.
Awards:
2002 - Ohio Valley Art League (OVAL) Merit Award, Fresh Perspective
2003 - OVAL Merit Award, Art of Wellbeing
2004 - First Place and Second Place (two entries) for mixed media, Evansville Art Guild
2005 - OVAL Merit Award, Fresh Perspective
2006 - Henderson Society of Art (HSA) Merit Award, Art of Wellbeing
2007 - OVAL Merit Award, Fresh Perspective
2007 - HSA Merit Award, The Art of Recycling
2009 - HSA Merit Award, Fresh Perspective
Workshops/Nationally-known Artists:
Carrie Burns Brown, 2003, Collage
Jerry Seagle, 2007, Collage and Water Media
Gerald Brommer, 2007, Collage and Water Media
Michael DeMeng, 2008, Mixed Media
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