Born in Tennessee, I grew up in Tampa, Florida, a maker from a very young age. I lived in Penland and other places in North Carolina, then in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan for grad school. I’ve resided in Brockton, MA since 1980 and taught middle and high school art for 30 years in nearby Avon, MA. Throughout, I’ve been creating art in one form or another.

Our neighborhood on Brockton’s south side, three blocks from Main St. and bordering the flood plain of the Salisbury Plain River, is a rich mix of sounds and neighborly proximity, with a woodsy natural landscape at the end of the street. Vibrant with international music sounds and family celebrations in the summer, it is saturated with delicious fragrances of ethnic cooking, and punctuated by the evening chorus of the peepers in the woods.

Throughout my artistic life, an experimental approach to techniques and materials and a willingness to engage with possibilities is a point of view that has informed my work. Art connects with life experience. Participating in the richness and variety of our community has nurtured my willingness to experiment and to think broadly about ideas and concepts. It has instilled in me deeper understanding and empathy as I witness the struggles and triumphs of those around me.