softer side of art

i will be exhibiting in a group show in kerville, texas at the kerr arts and cultural center invitational from may 26th - june 26th -- i am pleased to be in the company of 11 other fine artists -- they are laura ann beehler, geogia zwartjes, carol gaubatz, renita kuhn, martha grant, pam farley, cheryl elms, naomi wanjiku, paula cox, sherry tolar, and diane sandlin --
reception for the exhibit will be saturday may 28th from 1.00 - 3.00 --- i hope to see you there

primordial couple

handmade paper, rug backing, chinese amber beads, copper wire, metal wire, yellow glass beads , and red glass beads make up abstract image of that which existed at the very beginning

pandora's box

in creating pandora's box , i wanted to recreate the yearning to open the box, no matter what the cost -- a cast metal box suspended from a metal ring fraught with unheeded warnings , pointed spikes of reed protruding from a protective metal ring that encircles handmade paper, and in the center a hypnotic spin( a button) whose only purpose is to lure you in -- would you open the box?

oceanus

by using what are commonly referred to as "sea straws", copper wire, copper bead, glass beads, and fired clay with metallic glazes, i hoped to create the gentle movement and weightlessness that is at the heart of the earths oceans

sacred

bamboo, reed, bone, red glass beads, metal, oxidized metal vessel and lapis -- a combination that forms a modern day reliquary to house those sacred beliefs we all cling to

shaman

handmade paper, horsehair, bamboo, carpet warp, copper wire, metal brad, metal wire, red glass bead, turquoise beads, and chinese amber beads all come together to cause to come into being -- the magic to cure illness, fortell the future, and control spiritual forces

dynasty

chinese amber beads, copper, bamboo, and wood - the symbolic rise of one object following another in an uninterupted sequence