Hello

Watercolor painting was my first creative endeavor since childhood. I’ve been painting for at least 15 years and have taken classes with wonderful San Antonio teachers: Brad Braune, Rick Dentinger, Lesta Frank, Maren Phillips, and Patsy Sasek. I’ve learned from them all! It’s not an easy medium, but I love its fluid, ephemeral properties and the challenge!

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I call my ceramic assemblages, “Spirit Totems.” They are similar in nature to the Kachina dolls of the Hopi; “Santos”/saints of northern New Mexico and totem poles of the Pacific Northwest–all symbols of Spirit and protection as well as a way of telling stories. 

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My Spirit Totems are inspired by my reverence of Nature; Nature is the main way I connect with my concept of the Divine. I love to walk daily and often find interesting and beautiful things–feathers, bits of oxidized metal, shells, and weathered wood. Along with the ceramic pieces I make by hand, I create unique compositions that speak to the celebration of life, friendship, and dreams.