Current work

The following pieces are inspired by ads taken from an 1897 San Jose Mercury newspaper as well as vintage Popular Mechanics ads.  

Getting Ahead 8"x10"

And Breathe 8"x10"

Guess What 8"x10"

Try Me 8"x10"

Lucky 8"x10"

So Over It 8"x10"

What A Tool 8"x10"

Nope 8"x10"

Knock Knock 8"x10"

Look Out 8"x10"

What's Up? 8"x10"

Stop 8"x10"

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These next pieces incorporate billboard scraps from Highway 101 in San Francisco just as the 101 turns toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Hence the name of the series, GGB. 

GGB #4, Happy Day! 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #6, Yippee! 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #9, Cocaine 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #3, Yank! 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #1, Blast Off 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #7, Sneak Attack 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #5, When Paint Peels 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

GGB #3, Free For All 10"x10", Birch framed wood panel

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The following pieces incorporate  1950s slang as well as images from vintage books and magazines. 

Nosebleed 8"x10", Birch framed canvas

Fink 8"x10" Birch framed canvas

Ginchiest 8"x10" Birch framed canvas

Fream 8"x10" Birch framed canvas

Loaded 8"x10" Birch framed canvas

Nowheresville 8"x10" Birch framed canvas

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The following pieces use book pages foraged from bouliniers, secondhand book stores in Paris. I experimented with torn and cut pages to mimic leaves and petals.  The title of each piece can be found somewhere in the text.

Aujourd'hui 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

Trancelike 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

I See 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

Eavesdropping 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

Action Replay 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

Couture 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

Big Brother 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

L'Addition 10"x10" Birch framed wood panel

These three tall pieces use many of my monoprinted papers.  I also dug through vintage magazines (of course!) to find flowers, as well as some cheeky vintage images and phrases.

Saturday Night 12"x36" Mixed media on canvas

XXX 12"x36" Mixed media on canvas

Pandora 12"x36" Mixed media on canvas

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Earlier musings...

Are we there yet?
Mixed media on canvas
​48"x48"

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Mixed media collage
Cradled wood panel
12"x12"x1.5"
​Paired piece

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Composition studies
Mixed media on watercolor or canvas paper
9"x12"

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Daisies
Mixed media on ​framed wood panel
10"x10"

White Poppies
Mixed media on ​framed wood panel
10"x10"

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Pls Leave A Msg Series
These pieces were created as a group. I used phone book pages, phone message carbon copies, sheet music and office stamps as some of the background layers. I added some plants and flowers to further set the stage as an office environment. 
​Mixed media on ​framed wood panel 10"x10"​​​

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White Hot
Mixed media on Canvas, birch frame
​30"x24"'

A Story Within
Mixed media on canvas, birch frame
30"x24"

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Green Screen
Mixed media on framed canvas
13"x39" as shown

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