Observation of Self I
21 x 24 framed
pastel, colored pencil, Irish lienen thread on paper

I live an examined life.  My studio is a place to excavate human emotions and archetypal energies of human nature and explore the imbalance between the complex machinations of the inner world of our thoughts, and the outer world in which we are seen. In that regard, my work is metaphoric and biographical.

Observing myself  in middle age has been fraught with challenge and curiosity.  No longer bound by the roles of my past, I find myself examining the parts of myself that had been left untended.  This work isn’t about becoming a middle-aged woman, it is about understanding myself through a different lens.

Looking at my life through the lens of Change, I embrace the quiet stillness of Solitude and understand its permeable nature.  I find myself thinking about where I hold back and where I let go.  My silence is monochromatic.  A soft, quiet where I pause between breaths.

There is an intimate quality to my work which is revealed when experienced up close. Subtle detail, texture, and words, are found in the compositions of simplified forms and color in this series.  Working with water color, pastels, colored pencils and graphite on paper, which is often incised and torn. The torn pieces are sewn together with waxed Irish linen thread.   The stitches convey complex and universal themes of our experiences: the holding on and the letting go.