Fiber Metamorphosis
Fiber Metamorphosis is a new class currently offered in the Winter Session at Main Line Art Center. It has become so wildly popular that it’s also running again in the Spring! The focus of this four-week course is to be inspired by and learn how to transform found and natural materials into the essential elements used to […]
Design | Build Insect Houses at the Delaware Center for Horticulture
Join me at the Delaware Center for Horticulture for a Make and Take Workshop: Design | Build Insect Houses Wednesday, June 3rd & 10th from 5:30-7:30 We’ll use materials from your garden shed, recycle bin, garage, and garden to create insect homes that attract pollinators and provide a place […]
New Hand Crafted Books at the DCCA
Next time you need a unique and affordable gift, stop by the DCCA store, located just inside the front doors. The selection is amazing; prints, clocks, cards, pottery, jewelry, and now my accordion books and photo albums! It’s hard to leave without at least one special hand-crafted treasure by a local artist. Members get a great discount… another […]
Murmuration
I never really knew that large groups of birds performing synchronized flying in the sky had a name. Murmuration is the formation of thousands of birds gathering together in flight. This wall sculpture was made with murmurations in mind. It works well as a wall installation, also mounted on grey linen. I think this video caught by Sophie Windsor […]
Sculptural Installations With Found Materials
I find it challenging to make artwork out of unlikely materials and find the responses of viewers delightful -when they finally recognize what they are looking at. Because my relationship with the natural world is at the forefront of my practice, I use natural and found materials, principals of alchemy, and ecology to design and build […]
FIBERNEXT- an Exhibition at Delaware Museum of Art
FIBERNEXT is a group exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum which opened on February 15 and runs through April 13. Co-curated by artists Carol Cole and Gina Bosworth, FiberNext showcases a blend of spectacular and intimate works that reflect the lively state of fiber art by 12 regional fiber artists. This exhibition will feature approximately 20 pieces […]
Eco-Fusion at Delaware Center for Horticulture
ART/HANDS ON I’ll soon be offering a unique art-meets-the-environment two-day workshop called Eco-Fusion: 3D Forms. On February 18 & 25, at the Delaware Center for Horticulture- known locally as DCH, I’ll inspire workshop guests to combine found objects and natural materials to create beautiful, organic sculptures. My own work expresses a deep concern for […]
Willow Art Workshop
In a few weeks, I’ll be rubbing elbows with fellow horticulture types and sharing my green sculptural techniques at the “Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course” in Virginia Beach, VA. Here’s a clip from the program describing my Willow Art Workshop: Presented by the Virginia Horticultural Foundation, this event encourages professionals and nonprofessionals to enjoy, learn, and […]
Dendrology; Work in progress
In an exhibition titled “Dendrology”, which addresses the nature of trees in the broader context of the natural world and in the realm of human society, themes of deforestation, growth, interdependence, and sustainability are presented by artists in a variety of media. Dendrology; from ancient Greek “dendron” meaning tree, and “logia” the study or science […]
