My practice of art as a community activity, in the classroom and in the studio,  creates space for many voices, space for being, thinking, exploring, and creating. My work is functional, decorative, and social. The act of creating is part of the art. Art is not just what we make, but how we see the world. My work celebrates the art and traditions of generations of women creating nourishing meals, cleaning and decorating welcoming homes, stitching warm blankets, and developing community in the circles of women’s work. Visually my work echos place, reimagines rocks, bones, plants, and landscapes that are the canvas for my life. Functionally my work offers beauty in the practical - a mug with a barnacle reminds us to notice the small things, slow down, and appreciate the moment. I endeavor to create objects that inspire mindfulness and reflection on the wonders of the world be it landscape, color, texture, or creature. I try to bring beauty to the mundane and slow down enough to realize the awe in everyday moments. 

An octopus tentacle is an invitation to be curious. A barnacle is a reminder to slow down, look closely, and appreciate the resilience of a creature at the mercy of the intertidal zone. A barnacle is the ultimate homemaker. They float around in their adolescent phase until they land on their head and stick with one of the strongest natural gules on the planet to a rock, a whale, a crab, or a piling and make it home. 

I create art for the joy it brings me. I want to share beauty, to pass on a gift, to ride the current of awe, mindfulness, and appreciation of nature, beauty and the creative act. Art nurtures the soul in this chaotic world. It is my hope to bring joy to others through my work.