Encounters
Encounters
Life is full of encounters. Some are welcome, some not. In this collection of images various characters come into contact with others in a variety of spaces on land and sea. Some happily meet with friendship, others with enmity. All of the images come from a whimsical place that reflects the myriad aspects of the human condition.
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Etudes
Etudes
Made during the pandemic, these images are studies that utilize the techniques I learned while sheltering in place from two very gifted artists, Maggie Taylor and Michael Brunsfeld. The collection has no underlying theme to connect the images. Each is a practice lesson or a study.
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A Second Childhood
A Second Childhood
When the pandemic required us to shelter in place, I, at first, was elated. I felt like a kid who’d been sent to her room and, once there, had endless hours to play, which I did. It was like a Second Childhood. Thus, the images I made during this period feature dolls and toys. As time went on, though, the world around us went insane and my elation became sorrow.
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Menagerie
Betsy's Peculiar People
Betsy's Peculiar People
When my friend Betsy died, her friends, and there were 9 of us now, had to clean up after her. We came across a “piece of art” she’d made and left in an upstairs bathtub. It was a sculpture of these peculiar people. This collection grew out of my mourning for my friend. Each tells the viewer something about Betsy’s spirit and character. Thank you, Betsy.
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Absurdities
Absurdities
In this collection each image is a narrative. In each, the background is Acuma, a sacred mesa in New Mexico. The characters are from Rijkstudio and the stories are from me.
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Child’s Play in the Time of Trump
Child’s Play in the Time of Trump
In January of 2016, a grim reality set in with the turnover of the government to Donald Trump. All of the characters in this collection have doll’s heads. Strangely, the final image in the collection turns out to be a premonition of what came to pass on January 6, 2021.
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The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining
Silver Lining is a collection of images featuring animals dressed in vintage garb, going about the business of life. Vintage pictures of my ancestors and others from flea markets provided the bodies of the characters. The narratives echo memories from my years of stellar education. They are filled with whimsy and joy and are meant to delight. SEE BOOK!
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Squatters
Squatters
A collection of wild animals cavorting in domestic settings. The titles add layers.
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Transplants
Transplants
An early collection in which I was learning to transplant people into new places via layers in Photoshop. Other than the Pitcock Mansion in Portland Oregon and Bodie, California, all of the environments are from the Bay Area. The people are from paintings at various museums.
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Communion of Saints
Short Poems
Sublime Spaces
Sublime Spaces
After seeing the work of John Baldessari, I began to think about what happens in the brain when confronted with images and words at once. In this collection every image has words to reflect upon.
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For The Birds
Shoots for Non-Profits
Shoots for Non-Profits
A collection of various photographic shoots for events that were sponsored by non-profits.
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