I have made my home in Austin, Texas ~ 78704 for the most part, since 1973. I was born in Amarillo, Texas but spent much of my formative years in New Mexico, on my grandma Rosita's chile farm. I got married in my twenties and had two children and then went back to art school at thirty-two. After working at an advertising agency in Los Angeles for a short time, I moved back to Austin and became a free-lance artist for two years. I then landed a job at the Austin American-Statesman where I worked as a graphic designer for fifteen years, from 1991 - 2006. I learned many valuable lesson at the newspaper. Creating art is just a small part of being a successful artist. Knowing when a project is finished and meeting deadlines is key to being a success.
These days I live in south-central Austin. I feel blessed to have a home studio where I work with a variety of mediums. I paint, create mixed media art, mosaics, design jewelry and I also do graphic design, creating CD covers, websites, facebook pages and blogs for local businesses on my Macintosh computer.
Currently, my mixed media collages are my passion. I am attracted primarily to the evocative power of colors, shapes and symbols that have traveled through time that bring with them the power to heal. Many of my creative ideas come to me in dreams, listening to music or simply from just taking a walk or having a conversation with a three year old. My artistic expression largely involves reclaiming and recycling discarded finds. Images are drawn sometimes then scanned and enhanced with Photoshop CS3. I then use acrylic paints, watercolor, clay pieces, vintage wallpaper and other collectibles. Each piece has its own narrative. It warms my heart when someone comes to me and says that my art speaks to them. That is my goal, to spark memories and emotion.
These days I live in south-central Austin. I feel blessed to have a home studio where I work with a variety of mediums. I paint, create mixed media art, mosaics, design jewelry and I also do graphic design, creating CD covers, websites, facebook pages and blogs for local businesses on my Macintosh computer.
Currently, my mixed media collages are my passion. I am attracted primarily to the evocative power of colors, shapes and symbols that have traveled through time that bring with them the power to heal. Many of my creative ideas come to me in dreams, listening to music or simply from just taking a walk or having a conversation with a three year old. My artistic expression largely involves reclaiming and recycling discarded finds. Images are drawn sometimes then scanned and enhanced with Photoshop CS3. I then use acrylic paints, watercolor, clay pieces, vintage wallpaper and other collectibles. Each piece has its own narrative. It warms my heart when someone comes to me and says that my art speaks to them. That is my goal, to spark memories and emotion.
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