The curl of a leaf. A single windblown sunflower.
I am curious about the transitory reality of each living entity.
Whether on canvas or paper, my work focuses on the delicate beauty found in nature. Found objects and other subjects are part of some of the compositions.
Textures have always fascinated me. The raised veins of a withered philodendron leaf, thousands of smooth bumps on a gourd, or the wispy fluff ready to carry away the seeds exploding from a spent dandelion.
In mixed media work, I usually prefer to use monochromatic tones or vibrant colors strongly influenced by my childhood in Hawaii A departure from my typical color palette was made in the twenty-six panel piece "Angelus blissfully conscious..." The colors for this composition were inspired by those seen in the ruins of Pompeii.
My work has gradually developed from two-dimensional to tactile, subtle three dimensions, and back to mostly two-dimension.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Education
1975 - 1978
Deutsche Meisterschule für Mode, München, Germany, BFA
1972 - 1975
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Main Exhibitions
Solo
1981
1982
1982
1984
1986
1987
1991
1993
Finnish Design Center, Helsinki, Finland
America Center, Helsinki, Finland
Eliel Saarinen Museum, Hvitträsk, Finland
Galleria Julius, Helsinki, Finland
Norreport Museum, Halmstad, Sweden
Galerie Plein 7, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Galleria Dix, Helsinki, Finland
Rheinisch-Westfällische Auslandsgesellschaft, Dortmund, Germany
Group
1984
Galerie St. Paul, Stockholm, Sweden
1987
Galerie S.T.O.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
1993
Frauenmuseum/Künstlerbuchmesse, Bonn, Germany
1997
Academy of Art University Gallery, San Francisco