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Our new dog Oso hung out with me in the studio today....He is a very curious pooch....finding every last thing that might be a chew toy.

About My Work

I have always been inspired to create work that seeks an essence of some aspect of nature with an emphasis on abstraction, color, surface and layering. My process usually combines printing, drawing and painting while incorporating muslin, washi, ink, graphite, and oil paints with encaustic. My body of encaustic work titled “INSIDE OUT” is an ongoing series examining origins, connections and lifelines. I use my interest in fiber/textiles, Japanese aesthetic, and natural forms to build imagery derived from trees, labyrinths, veins, knots, skeins, Japanese Shimenawa sacred ropes and Incan quipu to suggest strength, vitality, continuum, nourishment, and ancestral links.

News

2020

Hello Friends,

I am taking a huge pause from exhibiting my work and focusing on new ways my creativity can exist in the world. 2020 has brought a historic cultural shift in so many ways and I am taking some needed time to reflect. I hope you will too. Be safe, be healthy, and be kind.

2019

While Supplies Last: Museum Edition

Curated by Anthony White

Bellevue Art Museum

510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA.

Sept. 14 and 21, 2019

Motherland: Exhibition

Curated by Amanda Manitach

Center on Contemporary Art

114 3rd Avenue South

Seattle, WA.

Exhibition Dates: March 7 - April 20

Reception: March 7, 2019 6-9pm

While Supplies Last

Curated by Anthony White

Mount Analogue

300 S. Washington St.

One Night Only: Feb. 22, 2019 6-9pm

Survey of Contemporary Encaustic: Exhibition

Curated by Mat Gleason, art critic and curator

Chaffey Community Museum of Art

Ontario, CA (Los Angeles area)

Exhibition Dates: January 17 - March 9, 2019

Reception: Feb 10th 2-4pm

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Cornish Staff Works: Exhibition

Curated by Kristin Swenson-Lintault

Cornish College of the Arts

MCC Main Gallery

1000 Lenora St. Seattle, WA.

Exhibition Dates: January 14 - 25, 2019

Reception: Jan. 14th 12-6pm

2018

10th Anniversary Exhibition

Curated by Shaun Doll

Northwest Encaustic Studio

7150 44th Ave. SW Seattle, WA.

Exhibition Dates: November 3-30, 2018

Reception: Nov. 3rd 4-9:30pm

Art Walk: Nov. 8th 6-9pm

While Supplies Last

Curated by Anthony White

Gift Shop Gallery

674 S. King St. Seattle, WA.

One Night Only: Sept 28, 2018 5-9pm

Creativity Persists: Exhibition

Curated by Jody Bento, Director of SAM gallery

Center on Contemporary Art

114 Third Ave. South, Seattle, WA.

Exhibition Dates: April 26 - May 26, 2018

Reception: May 3rd 6-9pm

Creativity Persists - Catalog Image: Page 42

While Supplies Last

Curated by Anthony White

Amandine Bakeshop Mezzanine

1424 11th Ave. Seattle, Wa.

One Night Only: March 8, 2018 6-9pm

2017

Making Our Mark: Art by Pratt Teaching Artists

Curated by BAM Director Emeritus, Michael Monroe

Bellevue Arts Museum

510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA.

Nov. 10, 2017 - April 15, 2018

2016

Making Your Mark: Exhibition

Curated by David Limrite

Encaustic Art Institute Gallery

632 Agua Fria St. Santa Fe, NM

Sept. 21 - Oct. 16, 2016

Making Your Mark - Catalog Image

5th Annual Encaustic Exhibition

Curated by Kathy Blankley Roman, Kathleen Waterloo

Morpho Gallery

5216 North Damen, Chicago, IL

Aug. 5 - Sept. 3, 2016

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Meet Oso

Work in Progress

Encaustic on Paper