ABOUT THE ARTIST

Artist Statement

My fascination has always been with the organic line of Nature, most specifically, the ocean.  I both live and work on the Atlantic and have found it to be an infinite source of line, color, shape and composition.  Drawing, painting and primarily printmaking have been my tools for the exploration of this natural subject matter.  The layering process that printmaking affords has made it my primary means of description.  The accidental and intentional qualities of  drawing and printmaking in particular are what make them a perfect fit for my study of nature as a metaphor for life.

Education

Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, VT, MFA in Visual Art 2005-2012
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Diploma degree 1997
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Post Baccalaureate degree 1996
New York School of Interior Design, NY, NY, 1967
Principia College, Elsah, IL, BA, 1967

Teaching

Creative Arts Program, Camp Newfound, ME, Adult bookmaking and printmaking, 2001-2013
Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT, Bookmaking Workshop, 2012
Botanical Gardens Educational Center, Boothbay, ME, Illuminated Journal Bookmaking, 2012
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT, Pronto plate printmaking workshop, 2011
Bowdoin College Summer Art Camp, Brunswick, ME, Instructor, Monoprinting, 2005-07
Art Center of Kingdom Falls, ME, Instructor, Monoprinting, 2004
Greens Farms Academy, Westport, CT, Instructor, Mixed media bookmaking,”The Illuminated Journal,” 2003-04
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, Instructor, Mixed media bookmaking,”The Illuminated Journal,” and Monoprinting, 2003-12
Darien Arts Center, Darien, CT, Instructor, Mixed media, 2001- 03
Printmaking, watercolor, drawing, Own Studio 2001- 12
The Art Barge, Amagansett, NY, Instructor, Monoprinting, 2001-2004

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