
Plaster, glass, metallic leaf, grout. 14″x 11″ diameter. Collection of the artist.
Plaster, glass, metallic leaf, grout. 14″x 11″ diameter. Collection of the artist.
Wooden sewing bag handles, hair. 16 1/2″x 15″x 2″. Collection of the artist.
Plaster in wood frame. 8 1/4”x 7” x 2”. Collection of the artist.
Stenciled fabric and wax over plaster.
12”x 6’ variable. Collection of the artist.
Plaster, fabric.12″x 7″x 6 1/4”. Collection of the artist.
1920 wedding and 50th anniversary clothing scraps, appliqued, embroidered. Boyd- Brett Collection.
Plaster, paper residue. . 8″x 12″x3 1/2″. Collection of the artist.
Incised wax on wood. 15″x 12 1/4″x 5 1/2″. Collection of the artist.
Cake pan, broken glass, and plaster. 11” diam. x 2 1/4”. Collection of the artist.
Plaster, newspaper residue. 10″x 9″x 2″. Collection of the artist.
Plaster, paper residue, wood, coat hanger. Collection of the artist.
Santa Reparata. Paint, appliqué, and etching on fabric on wood. Collection of the artist.
Painted newspaper, artificial flowers. 10″ diam. x 2 3/4″. Collection of the artist.
Appliqued found fabric. 32”x 14 3/4”. This version non-extant. New version work -in -progress.
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.