Artist’s Statement
I’m a papier-mache artist inspired by the colorful folk art of Mexico—especially the fanciful wood-carved animals by Manual Jimenez from Oaxaca. These peculiar-shaped animals have captured my heart and fired my imagination.
 
Biography
To create and fabricate three-dimensional shapes, I explored papier-mache techniques for sculpting figures to use as whimsical art pieces in my rammed-earth home. Larger armatures are constructed with steel rods tied with wire. Smaller figures combine wire and newspaper. My finished pieces come alive with layered surfaces of paint, wood strains, decoupage, and various kinds of salvaged paper. Among my favorite subjects are imposing jack rabbits, dogs and cats with quirky attitudes, and quixotic critters with awesome antlers and teeth.

Exhibits
• Sebastopol Center for the Arts 2003 sculpture exhibit juried by sculptor Manual Neri
• Sebastopol Center for the Arts Members' Exhibit 2005, 2006 and 2007
• Sebastopol Center for the Arts Open Studios June 2006 and June 2007
• Sebastopol Center for the Arts Auction 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Smitten Exhibit at Plaza Center for the Arts in Healdsburg 2006
• Paper Capers Exhibit, Arts Council of Idaho Falls 2006
• Arts Council Members' Exhibit 2007 and 2008
• Local Color Gallery Exibit August 2007 and December 2007
• Americana Exhibit, Plaza Center for the Arts, Healdsburg 2008
• The Cradle Project, New Mexico Community Foundation, June 2008
• Graton Gallery guest artist with Janet Moore August 2008

More Critter-Art
• The Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, California
• The Graton Gallery, Graton, California
• Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, California