Artwork

Assemblage/Collage - Books/Baskets/Ceramics/CoffeeCats - Pastels - SinkPrints


Delightlfull Different. Curiously Compeling.

Mixed Media

Photo of ladybug with a plastic discard that looks like a bug

“Ladybug” - 4x6 in., mixed media, ©2018 All Rights Reserved - An orange squashed plastic “bug”was found in a parking lot and was included with the framed ladybug. This work was part of a series of 4x6 inch artwork shown at the Pajaro Valley Arts Council Exhibition.


Photo of green bug with a green leaf

“Green Beetle” - 4x6 in., mixed media, ©2018 All Rights Reserved - A green beetle set inside a small green frame adorned with vertical glass and one thuja leaf.


Photo of fly with many plastic eyes

“Fly with Many Eyes” - 4x6 in., mixed media, ©2018 All Rights Reserved - A small photo of a fly on a lilac flower set against crimped brown paper. At the top and bottom are a row of eyes symbolic of the vision a fly has.



Artwork with a gray background and a broken glass with red paint.

“Fire” - 16x20 in in., mixed media, ©2016 All Rights Reserved - The gray background depicts the burnt soil of the earth, the broken glass with red paint the destruction by fire.



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Baskets

Handwovern mini-baskets with parakeet feathers Handwovern mini-basket Colorful hand wovern mini-basket with black flat beads

“Series of Mini Baskets” - 2x2 in., mixed media, ©2018 All Rights Reserved



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Books

Accordian folded books

“Bug Books” - mixed media, ©2015 All Rights Reserved -These books were based on an accordian fold. To read the book, one must pull on the tab which then opens the book.


Accordian folded books

“Three Bugs on a Log” - mixed media, ©2015 All Rights Reserved -These books were based on an accordian fold. To read the book, one must pull on the tab which then opens the book.


Front side of folded book on stilts Back side of folded book on stilts

“UpDown” - ©2014 All Rights Reserved -This book was created in such a manner that a person can read it by flipping it over - one would be up and the other side down.


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Ceramics

The slab method was used when creating these various animals.


rhino camel horse elephant dog
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Sink Prints

Sinks, dirty with left over tempera paint, were the basis of Sink Prints. Large sheets of paper were placed on top and a “print” would be made. After it dried, various images “appeared” which were then enhanced with pastels.


Tempera paint and pastel drawing of a lion's head

“Docile King”

23 x 18 inches, Tempera paint and pastels ©2004 All Rights Reserved


Tempera paint and pastel drawing of a horse's head

“Challenge”

17 x 11 inches, Tempera paint and pastels ©2004 All Rights Reserved



Tempera paint and pastel drawing of an unicorn's head

“Unicorn”

14 x 11 inches, Tempera paint and pastels - ©2004 All Rights Reserved

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