The main body of my public work has been in photography; this 2-D side road was a surprise, because my art education was in Industrial Design.  It has been a revelation to me that we all see so differently.  Color and texture seduce me. I believe there is an artist facet in everyone, and that art making exists in each person uniquely.  Creativity/artistry thrives in daily life. But for some of us, we are driven to create beyond daily norms. I believe my love of riotous color probably taps my French Canadian roots or the long Vermont winters.

I enjoy saving the painterly images but love creating with my hands. The psychology of my 3-D work is usually obvious; I enjoy process and making tangible expressions of a thought.

The 20x30 size helps create intimacy and saturates the eye with color. Technology has changed.  All large format photos are now processed digitally, my 35mm film is scanned and becomes a glicee print. I am mostly not happy with the result, perhaps if I were willing to become a digital photographer and put in lots of computer time, I could recapture the initial image.  Maybe sometime, but not yet.  Mostly I use the macro-lens as it creates a subtle, forced focus.  On each photo, my initials & the year are camouflaged; it is often a real challenge to find them. I choose a museum laminate method of mounting as the photos are protected and there is no glare. The multi-photo pieces sometimes bridge 2-D & 3-D.