My artwork reflects the family traditions that I was raised with and the
value that was instilled in me for creating items by hand. The work
ethic of farm life and the appreciation of a partnership with nature
have greatly influenced my artistic process and imagery.
As we become
technologically dependent, the old ways of hand made get lost. We loose
a connection to the world around us that working with our hands brings.
This is why my work is hand printed without computers, my silk-screens
hand drawn without photo emulsion processes, my lino blocks hand carved,
inked, and pressed putting my direct touch on every aspect of my work. I
work from home with every day tools that anyone could access.
I make
art to express that which is felt but unseen and to engage myself and
the viewer with things we may have forgotten: the connection to our
roots, to childhood, nature, mystery, and the unknown. It is easy to
forget that we are creative from birth and stifle the impulse to play. I
hope with my art to stir some of those hidden inclinations back to life
both in myself and in the viewer.
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