Style and Process

 
Regarding her mixed media collage process, she explains:  

It really is a “fiber thing” with me. I work out my ideas in traditional means like watercolor for example and then develop and evolve the final imagery through collage and / or collagraphic methods.  It is the piecing together of interesting textures, shapes and color that fascinates me. I consider my application of collage a technique more similar to the fiber arts than to painting in the traditional sense.

I have always been attracted to fibers, textiles and the textures of papers, particularly those of handmade and often translucent Oriental varieties. Combining these in my work often brings to mind the fine textile design, “fabriquer de la couture”. 

In the studio, a collage in process:

Laying out design elements

Working on canvas

Adding layers

Regarding her printmaking processes:

In printmaking, my processes, ranging from traditional to experimental, gravitate toward collagraphic techniques because of the rich textural and fibrous qualities that can be achieved through transferring the imagery of found objects. The energy that comes from seeing these objects in a new and different context is like breaking through a language barrier or gaining insight into something previously incomprehensible.