In my work I address issues of human and environmental development, evolution, relationships and healing. In light of the current affairs facing our country and the world, I have recently been working with images that invite introspection, communication, negotiation and cooperation.

Primarily as a printmaker, I combine monoprint, painting, drawing and mixed media to further the dialogue of community. I think of my work as metaphorically biographical. Taking the issues and concerns that confront me in my personal life as a woman, mother, artists, citizen, and creating images that speak to the universal condition of living in these times.

I have been working with images of birds since 1999. They developed out of a series of nest images and feathers. Birds live on the earth and in the sky, creating a link to body and spirit. They become a manifestation of our spirit bridging heaven and earth. In their ability to fly and survey the earth, they hold the big picture with changing perspectives as well as the small details of life. Although these birds are not generally meant to be species specific, I often refer to crows and ravens who are very intelligent and playful creatures that work in community and are excellent communicators. As they hold this light side they also have a dark, ominous side as messengers and scavengers. In my work, as in my life, I value the wholeness of holding both the light and the dark.