My art is inspired by colors, textures, and shapes in nature. I am drawn to arts involving fiber, including paper as surface or as substance in mixed media and book arts as well as scherenschnitte (traditional scissor papercutting). These works are narratives, inviting viewers to find stories in my art or to tell their own stories in my handmade blank books.
For my scissors papercuts, animals are featured in imaginative versions of their natural habitats. “Avian Arbor” shows birds singing in trees, their songs enlivening us as we walk through parks and forests or, if we are lucky, sit in our own yards and gardens.
