THE ARTIST

Art Statement

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All art work has a meaning to the artist..for me, it is a love and fascination with the natural world .

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The first few years of my life were spent in a beautiful countryside..far away from the nearest city.

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My earliest memories are of plants and trees, animals and birds.

 

I was deeply influenced by my father who loved his roses, gardens and goldfish more than the company of people.

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My art work is both respectful and playful around these themes.

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I was fortunate to have found a career in the Interior Plantscape industry, and for 30 years worked with corporate clients to enhance their interior spaces with exotic plants and flowers. I specialized in  public spaces, corporate buildings, atriums, and botanical gardens..and a few private residences.

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 I began my formal art education at the University of Houston's visual art program and then transferred to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts Glassell School where I graduated from their program in sculpture and clay.

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My work with perfecting a gold glaze for my ceramic work led me to using Gold Leaf and mixed media.

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I have studied the history and material and spiritual influence of gold and incorporate it in my work.

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I see a parallel of the value of the natural world and the symbology of the sacred..It is evident in all cultures. In every religion paradise is depicted as a garden.

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Many of the ideas I have been interested in, have led me to photographing gardens, and to Sume-i Ink painting; also dedicated to the love of nature and animals. I have studied with several masters of this medium for many years now.