Portfolio

The Koi Pond Series grew out of an intention to feel centered or grounded in a time of transition. Our family relocated to Pennsylvania and our new home has a beautiful koi pond stocked with fish in the backyard. This has become a sanctuary for me to sit, meditate, practice yoga and ... Read more

I am interested in what gets passed down genetically, socially, historically, as well as what we find and keep, what we leave behind, and how this continues to shape our identity. Balancing art and family, genetic breast cancer, my grandmother’s silverware, women's work, and coming to terms with the aging process, are subjects that have been, and continue ... Read more

This work is a visceral response to a diagnosis of, and surgery for breast cancer. My physical landscape has been excavated, shifted, and reconstructed. The raw photographic images of my body’s topography are the foundations of this work. Digitally enhanced prints of these photographs, printmaking, encaustic, collage, handmade paper and text are ... Read more

Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings: When someone you love has cancer... a hopeful, helpful book for kids

Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings was written by Ellen McVicker and illustrated by Nanci Hersh. It is a book that can be given as a gift and used to educate and support any child who is ... Read more

Tea Bag drawings have become part of my daily practice. This came from a desire to draw from life on a consistent basis, to observe, be present, and notice the extraordinary in the ordinary; beauty in the lines and folds, the play of light and shadows, and the range of sepia shades. ... Read more