Welcome
The works I have selected for this site include several series completed within the last five years, a time of tremendous change in my life both personally and professionally. I believe that each choice we make has the potential to lead us down a new path, and in a sense, into a new life. When I returned to South Carolina after four years of living in Detroit, I entered into a new life as a graduate student. When I began teaching, I entered into a new life as an educator. When my son was born I again entered into a new life, this time as a mother. This wonderful journey is expressed through the following series as well as individual paintings and drawings.
Statement
Art has always been a priority in my life; I never decided to become an artist, it seems I simply always was. I create art because I must. In my work I celebrate my heritage, my love of nature, my love of my son and the ongoing journey of this life.A nighttime painter, I work when the moon is high in the sky and the world is quiet. It is in these stolen moments of solitude with my brushes and paint that I create on canvas, but I am continuously creating in my mind. I paint most of my pictures and write most of my stories and poems in my mind long before I ever commit them to canvas or paper. I have juggled art, poetry and writing for many years, giving in to the pull of each as it comes along. I also enjoy music, teaching, creating jewelry out of found and natural objects, knitting, sewing, reading, being a mother to my son and coffee! Mmmm, coffee…
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