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Work • Bio • Collections
Books:My first books were long, hanging accordion fold books, large pieces that could be seen all at once and then folded away.
I played string bass with a symphony orchestra for many years and the music always kept moving forward. I wanted my art to be still and include brush strokes and layers of words all visible at once. Amanda Degener of Cave Paper gave me a large, already bound book of her walnut paper which forced me to think about progression and it became Requiem. Now I like planning the pacing and arrangement of pages, words and images. The books and scrolls come with a printed booklet of the words.
Scrolls:When I was little I wanted to be a gypsy which may explain my fondness for simple tools, books and scrolls that close or roll up. The scrolls are made on painted translucent fabric that allows a layering of colors and words. I color the polyester with acrylic paint and use dip pens to write with ink and acrylic. The layers of fabric are then mounted as a hanging scroll with a cord to hang from one point and a box for storage. Bio: I was born in New York City, grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and loved to draw and read as a child. Now I live in Belfast on the coast of Maine with long winters to write and beautiful summers. I walk to the beach to watch the sun rise and the tide come in. My day begins with brushstrokes to music, on to lettering and then to the words.
Scrolls:When I was little I wanted to be a gypsy which may explain my fondness for simple tools, books and scrolls that close or roll up. The scrolls are made on painted translucent fabric that allows a layering of colors and words. I color the polyester with acrylic paint and use dip pens to write with ink and acrylic. The layers of fabric are then mounted as a hanging scroll with a cord to hang from one point and a box for storage. Bio: I was born in New York City, grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and loved to draw and read as a child. Now I live in Belfast on the coast of Maine with long winters to write and beautiful summers. I walk to the beach to watch the sun rise and the tide come in. My day begins with brushstrokes to music, on to lettering and then to the words.
Collections:National Museum of Women in the Arts; Washington, DCJack Ginsburg Centre for Book Arts; Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa The Walker Library of the History of Human Imagination; Ridgefield, ConnecticutPortland Museum of Art; Portland, Maine Bainbridge Island Museum of Art; Bainbridge Island, WashingtonLibrary of Congress; Washington, DC
Private collections and library Special Collections
Selected Exhibits at:Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Minneapolis, MinnesotaScuola Internazionale de Grafica; Venice, ItalySan Francisco Center for the Book; CaliforniaCenter for Maine Contemporary Art; Rockland, MaineAbecedarian Gallery; Denver, Colorado23 Sandy Gallery; Portland, OregonCodex Book Fair; Richmond, California CRAFT; Rockland, MaineInstitute of Contemporary Art; Portland, Maine
Awards & Commissions:Artist Fellowships; Maine Arts CommissionPercent for Art commissions; Maine Courthouses
Private collections and library Special Collections
Selected Exhibits at:Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Minneapolis, MinnesotaScuola Internazionale de Grafica; Venice, ItalySan Francisco Center for the Book; CaliforniaCenter for Maine Contemporary Art; Rockland, MaineAbecedarian Gallery; Denver, Colorado23 Sandy Gallery; Portland, OregonCodex Book Fair; Richmond, California CRAFT; Rockland, MaineInstitute of Contemporary Art; Portland, Maine
Awards & Commissions:Artist Fellowships; Maine Arts CommissionPercent for Art commissions; Maine Courthouses
