A Mixed Media Artist at Heart

As a mixed media artist, I am constantly experimenting with new materials and innovative ways to use them. It was an outgrowth of this process to turn some of my larger sculptural works – especially those with a humorous bent -- into human scale wearable art.  

My fondness for vintage cartoons inspired me to first draw -- and then make -- a cartoon necklace. Using 3D printing in steel, I was able to make it have an industrial feel. It was a natural transition to transform my round Rolling Woman, “On A Roll” outdoor sculpture into a bracelet; and the use of sterling silver brought the humor into the world of elegant. Playing on my penchant for humor and whimsy, I married the use of symbol people in my sculptures with my childhood memory of making paperclip necklaces, and the Paperclip People came about.  Sophistication and childhood joy are not incompatible!

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My latest Graffiti Series has come about from my love of photographing graffiti around the world. I came up with shapes to add my photos.