When I worked with clay, I mastered only one medium. Now I might use beads, paint, and wood in the same piece; in other words, mixed media. Instead of mastering one particular medium, I need to know how each medium works. In addition I need to know how to compose and design and then how to use the medium properly to insure the longevity of the piece.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“I love the idea of encapsulating a moment in time with objects, words, and images. Whether it is an emotion, a social commentary, a piece of history, a person, or a place. To capture that moment and to keep returning to it because it evokes a feeling is my purpose in making mixed media. I want the viewer to think about the piece, have feelings about the piece, and to make art part of the collective experience. It is leaving a piece of time and our world behind in its physical form as well as in memory.”