ARTIST'S STATEMENT
The amazing variety of stones and rocky outcroppings all along the Maine coast provide a steady source of inspiration for my most recent work. I am fascinated by the patterns, movement and structure created by the various forces of nature that have shaped this coastline.
As a young child my family would spend many a summer weekend exploring Cape Cod. We camped at the Shawme-Crowell State Forest in Sandwich and delighted in exploring our many favorite haunts; Sandy Neck Beach, the penny candy store in Centerville and Christie’s Gem and Mineral Shop. If he wasn’t too busy Mr. Christie would polish up one side of some promising beach stone we had brought along and it always seemed something magical was revealed. Sometimes we would also go hunt around the ruins of the old Sandwich Glass factory, searching for little bits and pieces of the glass that had been left behind.
Fast forward to Maine and the countless hours I have spent with my own children exploring tide pools and collecting all manner of sea glass and pottery shards along the beaches.
These monotypes remember all of those times and many of them fulfill the fantasy of finding that special treasure hidden amongst the rocks.
BRIEF RESUME
Selected Exhibitions
- 2007 It′s Pastel! Pastel Society of New Hampshire New England Juried Show
- 2007 Maine Print Project, Peregrine Press Show, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
- 2007 Printmakers, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Maine
- 2006 Maine Print Project, Peregrine Press show Reed Gallery UMaine Presque Isle
- 2006 Pastel Painters of Maine member show, Portland School of Ballet, Portland, Maine
- 2006 International Juried Show in Pastels, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, Maine
- 2006 Prouts Neck Art Show, Scarborough, Maine
- 2005 Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Maine
- 2005 Everything...and the Kitchen Sink, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Maine
- 2004 The Tuesday Group, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Maine
- 2004 Prouts Neck Art Show, Scarborough, Maine
- 2004 Winter Show, Skillins Greenhouses, Falmouth, Maine
- 2002 Maine Fabric and Fiber Festival Juried Show, Portland, Maine
- 1999 The Studio Group, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Maine
Publications
- Community News January, 2007 "Printmakers" article on Merrill Memorial Library Show
- Maine Sunday Telegram "Rare Bird" 1/7/07 article on Peregrine Press Show at Saco Museum
- Words and Images 2004, Annual compendium of art and literature
- Words and Images 2003, Annual compendium of art and literature
Education
- BA Bates College 1980