Currently, I am intrigued with the early Russian constructivism and cubism movement. The intellectual discourse of the time impacts the decorative and domestic arts of the period and often reflect the influence of women artists. This becomes a vehicle where I find a relationship between women and the process of making art. Like poetry, the pieces tell stories without narratives. In the spirit of folk art, the imagery that I create is intuitive and speaks of my own fascination with home, nature, sexuality, art making, and death within the context of the piece.
My pieces are also always about the moment; all the sensual and intellectual factors that define a particular time. I’m trying to capture the brief nature of ripeness, fertility and richness on many levels. Hot glass is a perfect marriage for discussion about the fleeting moment.
Working with glass allows me to juxtapose a highly elaborate technique with spontaneous brushstrokes and gestures. Like many craftsmen, my work is consumed with process, which is a great catalyst for delving into the subconscious, a release from will and ego.
BIO
Born Champaign Illinois, 1962
Illinois State University, BFA in Painting, 1984
Two Person Shows
Textures Art Gallery, 2005
Scottsdale, Arizona
Vespermann Glass Gallery
2 Person Show, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia
Featured Artist, 2002
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Katie Gingrass Gallery, 2002
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Glass, Paper, & Fiber, 2001
Hardy Gallery Invitational, Ephraim, Wisconsin
Group Shows
Women in Glass, Flame Run Gallery, June 2007, Louisville, Kentucky
Art Alfresco – Garden Inspired Art, 2007, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Blown Away: an Exhibition of Glass Sculpture. Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston 2007
Transformations: Artists and Earth Resources Neville Public Museum, 2007
PalmBeach3 2006, 2007, Tomas Riley Gallery
Good Eats, Phoenix International Airport, 2005
SOfA Chicago 2004, 2005, 2006, Tomas Riley Gallery
Glass: A View Within, 2004, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg Florida
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, 2002, 2005, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Talent in Craft, 2002 Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Art,, Racine, Wisconsin
Fine Glass Art, October, 2002, Carilyn Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Glass, Paper, & Fiber, 2001, Hardy Gallery Invitational, Ephraim, Wisconsin
Women Artists, 2000, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Awards & Recognition
Professional Dimensions Sacagawea Award, 2006
Best in Show: Glass, Uptown Arts Festival, 2001
