About the Artist
I have something to say in an abstract sort of way and these days it involves maps and compasses, tiny hand painted trees and houses, rocks, sticks and bits from the hardware
store, flea market finds and semiprecious gemstones…repurposed miscellany seen in a new and different light.
And that is the message…repurposing the miscellany in our heads. Making choices and believing in ourselves. Trusting ourselves and the things we intuitively know. Changing old negative (useless) messages into positive, loving ones. Being the person we are meant to be.
For me creating is a process of falling in and out of love. There are times of abundance…being in love…consuming and invigorating. Then come the dry spells…the doubts and the days that even my thumbs don’t want to work and everything falls from my grasp to the floor…lost, not to be found for a while, maybe never. And then…finally…from somewhere/nowhere…a glimmer of an idea and the process begins. … back in love. Again.
The charms are made from thin pieces of wood and cardboard (repurposed pasta boxes!) layered together to create “windows”. They are then wrapped in paper and painted and/or decoupaged. The final embellishments are added… whatever calls out to be part of the piece…the message.
I believe you are drawn to a specific piece for what it has to
say and even though you might not see the symbolism/meaning when you choose it, you
are choosing it because it “speaks” to you. You don’t need to “choose wisely”. You can
just follow your heart and choose.