Artist's Statement

I have always been a passionate supporter of Mother Nature. I am challenged by the question, “As we humans speak of becoming more civilized, have we lost touch with our vital links to the animal and nature realms?” Clay is the medium through which I am able to fully explore my passion and to use my art to move people and capture their attention. I apply this Venn Diagram as the framework to explore all the possible relationships among the realms of humans, animals and nature. Today these interdependencies are out of balance, creating anxiety and ambivalence while placing our way of life at risk. Through my art, I strive to give the viewer a moment to pause, to challenge their own thinking about how intertwined we are with nature and animals – and to invite or incite conversation about the world around us and how we choose to impact it in our daily lives.

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal, cheer and give strength to body and soul.” J. Muir

Bio

I have been privileged to receive training from clay sculpture artists including Adrian Arleo, Beth Cavener Stichter, Debra Fritts, Arthur Gonzalez, Roxanne Swentzell, and Tip Toland. My work has been juried into and sold at national exhibitions. In 2015, I won the winter PACE show’s top award for 3D art.

I have been a member of the Art Student's League of Denver for over eight years and on the Board of the Parker Artists Guild for over two. My home is in Highlands Ranch, Colorado where I enjoy life with my husband Ray and our pup Kizzy.