Plaster, glass, metallic leaf, grout. 14″x 11″ diameter. Collection of the artist.
.0658a 1994, revised 2022
.1126 2018?
Wooden sewing bag handles, hair. 16 1/2″x 15″x 2″. Collection of the artist.
.1148 2000s
Plaster in wood frame. 8 1/4”x 7” x 2”. Collection of the artist.
.0893 2009
Stenciled fabric and wax over plaster.
12”x 6’ variable. Collection of the artist.
.0910 (orange globe) 2007
Plaster, fabric.12″x 7″x 6 1/4”. Collection of the artist.
.0912 (for your wedding) 2016
1920 wedding and 50th anniversary clothing scraps, appliqued, embroidered. Boyd- Brett Collection.
.0765 Landscape 2007
Plaster, paper residue. . 8″x 12″x3 1/2″. Collection of the artist.
.1138 shelf early 1990s
Incised wax on wood. 15″x 12 1/4″x 5 1/2″. Collection of the artist.
.1141 1986
Cake pan, broken glass, and plaster. 11” diam. x 2 1/4”. Collection of the artist.
.1135 face/torso 2001
Plaster, newspaper residue. 10″x 9″x 2″. Collection of the artist.
.1139 Mask 1981
Plaster, paper residue, wood, coat hanger. Collection of the artist.
.0903 Santa Reparata 1975
Santa Reparata. Paint, appliqué, and etching on fabric on wood. Collection of the artist.
.1146 1980s
Painted newspaper, artificial flowers. 10″ diam. x 2 3/4″. Collection of the artist.
.1134 2020
Appliqued found fabric. 32”x 14 3/4”. This version non-extant. New version work -in -progress.
.1125 late 60s, completed 1980s
Plaster, paper, mixed media on wood. 29″x 18 3/4″. Collection of the artist.
I began painting the Madonna that is the foundation of this mixed media work when I was a preteen. From an early age I was visually attracted to an Early Renaissance sensibility- tho I don’t remember how I was first exposed to it—and to this subject matter; I can’t say why. Growing up, we attended church but would not describe our family as religious. I knew I wanted to be an artist and this was what i was drawn to paint. A year spent in Florence in 1974 deepened my affinity for this imagery and for the icon.
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