... such a natural endowment. After working at this for more than 40 years, I will accept the notion that I am skilled with room to grow.      

My forms are simple and quiet so that I can use surfaces as a canvas for both stylized nods to nature and happy doodles.  I love to make table lamps and to go through my paper collection to find just the right colorway and texture for each lampshade.  Sometimes, I will find a paper I love and that paper will inform the piece. I am in awe of the beauty and singularity of plants and flowers and inspired by an array of images from botanical illustrations to garden photographs to Georgia O’Keefe macro paintings and the fantastical paintings of Henri Rousseau.

I make no attempt to concoct a social statement or to stretch the boundaries of what we think of as art; art isn't required to search for the meaning of the cosmos.  My work is intended purely for the amusement of the visual sense, not necessarily for the intellect.  Beauty gives our souls a little refreshment so we can get on with the more mundane tasks of life.

Other fun facts…
B.S. in Biology with concentration in Botany
M.B.A.
Tap dancer/ballroom dancer
Day Job: Grant Developer at Old Dominion University