Until 2008 I lived in Chicago. I studied design at the University of Illinois and became a graphic designer with my own little studio. I love graphic design but I've always had other things on the back burner. I made and exhibited art quilts, many of which are in private collections. And somewhere along the line I got interested in paper mache. I like the slow, simple process of layering strips of newspaper dipped in white glue. Decoration is a combination of faux bois, painting and decoupage. All of the paper I use is up-cycled; newspapers, phone books, used cardboard boxes. Each piece is one of a kind.

In 2008 I moved to the hamlet of Cottekill in the Hudson River Valley. I began to design greeting cards incorporating elements of the gorgeous landscape and I began to paint. The paintings are my journal. They are a way for me to remember what I see here in the foothills of the Catskills; the woods and farms, plants and animals, so different from things in Chicago where I lived for most of my life. And the paintings and prints are a way for me to share what I see. More than that, I hope my images are also a reminder of what we can lose if we're not careful.

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