The Artist’s Portfolio

DIGITAL COLLAGE

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:57:17 +0900

BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL
I experienced an intense realization that my ex-husband and I had become our own highest role model of a peacefully divorced couple. In that moment, the two adjectives that came to mind for him and me were “Brave” and “Beautiful.” We are each so Brave and Beautiful to have stepped into a contractual relationship, to have strived to be in partnership, and to be presently committed to the quest for authenticity, which in our case took the form of a formal separation, a “divorce.” At the year mark of our divorce, it is very gratifying for me to see a visual depiction of the rich, positive beauty of our relationship. We don’t live in the same town anymore but stay in touch and consult on the many projects we started together. The Gift we each gave was a gift of time, and in our story, the fruits of that investment are still maturing. Living the experience of our relationship is gorgeous. I believe that my simple digital collage expresses my deep respect for all who make the effort to be in partnership. We who try are Brave and Beautiful! Elements of this digital collage include original artwork with ink, colored pencil, pastel, and pen; artist’s digital photography. This collage was created to be 14x11 in. and prints well on metallic photo paper by a professional printing company online.

DIGITAL COLLAGE

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:46:14 +0900

LOVERS IN WINTER: KRISHNA & RADHA
Baramasa in India were illustrations of the twelve months of the year viewed through the activities of idealized lovers. Two lovers, personified as Radha and Krishna, were plucked from a painting representing the winter month of Aghan (November-December) for my collage. Much like photography, collage allows me to be an observer in my own process - of creation, of life. I use images to which I am drawn, including photographs I shot years ago. I love seeing photographic elements from my past sharing space with pictures from my present life; my trip to Japan 3 years ago is intentionally mixed up with the beautiful moth that appeared last week in front of my home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Time and experiences are compressed so that the present takes center stage. This collage was created to be 10x10 in. and prints well on metallic photo paper by a professional printing company online.

PAINTING ON PAPER

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:19:03 +0900

GOING HOME #1
I have been homesick my whole life. All of my extended family are in Japan, yet I grew up in the United States. My parents and sister are in New Jersey, my brother is in California, and I live in New Mexico. My husband was my immediate family, but we dissolved our marriage, and he moved away. What does it mean to go Home? I have a sneaking suspicion Home is not a location outside in the world but a place inside the Self. I felt compelled to draw a path into the center of a square, leave an image in the center, and draw another path back out. I realized that I'm interested in seeing my own depiction of the Heart of Things, the Center, the Divine Place. I want to feel through a drawing the path of traveling to Oneness and then journeying back out into the regular world, the world of phenomena. This particular photo at center is a snapshot I took in Taos several years ago; the black and white graininess makes me fondly nostalgic of a different time in my life and also imparts hope for a life lived with freedom and passion. Watercolor pencils, colored pencils, inkjet photo, and metallic foil on 8x8 in. acid-free, brown stock paper. * In the collection of the artist.

PAINTING ON CANVAS

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 15:38:02 +0900

THE ENERGY OF SPRING
Acrylic, dry pigment, and oil medium on 18 x 18 in. canvas. * In a private collection in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

COMMISSION PAINTING

Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:11:31 +0900

CEREMONIES OF FAN AND TEA
T’ai Chi Iron Fan was performed by a husband and wife team who were Shaolin Kung Fu practitioners in Boulder, Colorado. The combination of the grace of the movements and the harsh sharpness of the sound of the iron fans opening and closing makes for a stunning, unforgettable event. Gouache, acrylic, metal leaf, patina, oil pastel, dry pigment and oil on 80 x 56 in. canvas. * In a private collection in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

COMMISSION PAINTING

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:07:27 +0900

JOURNEY THROUGH TAOS
Long before I came to live in New Mexico, I visited family in Taos and soaked in the Light, the Beauty, the thick Scent of Sage in the air. We went down inside the earth’s crack, the Rio Grande Gorge, collected dozens of heart-shaped stones and then walked back to the house in the high desert forest over a 2-hour stretch of white time. The light was ethereal and expansive. Our bodies were totally engaged in the simple activity of walking. Happiness was the end product of a gorgeous afternoon. Acrylic, dry pigment, oil medium, oil pastel, metal leaf and patina on 48.5 x 46 in. canvas. * In a private collection in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico