Artist’s Bio

I am a watcher, compelled to observe people and especially their skin - that mundane and overlooked participant in all that we do. I find beauty in the colour and texture of skin; in the rich colours of scabs, bruises and age spots; and in the play of light from natural and manmade sources. Light, (through leaves or from neon signs, traffic lights, or the glow of the moon) shifts and dances caressing and illuminating the skin. Light lays patterns and textures that enhance and emphasize personality and circumstance.

The medium that seems to best describe those moments for me, is cloth. The colours captured in the cloth by dyes, add perhaps the most obvious dimension. But the simple pattern of the weave is logical and comforting, akin to our orderly streets and homes. Like our own skin, cloth's very commonness allows for the exploration of beauty in the mundane normal life we all live. It elegantly captures the myriad of elements and quirks that comprise the fabric of life.