vibrant

Incorporating layers of paper, graphite, acrylic, sweat and tears! I was intent on creating a piece full of joy, sunshine and vibrant colors. Through probably 40 layers of applying paint, sanding, folding papers, scrubbing and a little luck this poetic landscape unfolded..much like our lives. 16" x 20" Mixed Media on Wood $535

Part of the Message in a Bottle series, which explores the themes of connection, isolation and healing as inspired by 100 letters written in 1918-1919 by a grandfather I never met. (see below) 20" x 20" Mixed media on wood panel, incorporating acrylic, graphite, and fragments of letters in which my grandfather repeatedly implored his wife - my grandmother - to write more.  War is a misery shattered into a million pieces -- that's the truth that radiates out from these letters. I was particularly struck by the poetry and vulnerability of this line, "a letter from you would take out of me the blue." A soldier's hunger for connection was poignant. It's also a reminder that the sense of isolation and absence of connection can befalls us at any time, such as during a pandemic or under the stresses of everyday life. I try to convey the blue as well as the sunny joy of possibilities for reconnection or redemption. $695

30" x 40" Mixed media on wood panel. Incorporating acrylics, paper, tissue paper, fabric and more. This vibrant painting just took over and demanded to make it so. As the clock ticks, many of us aspire to live as if we will be here forever.   $1800