I am an African American woman born and raised in Westchester County, NY. I am the youngest child of seven. By the time I came along my siblings were off creating their own lives and I was at home alone with my wild imagination to keep me company, which lead me to create wild stories, act out my favorite TV shows and create things with whatever was around.
I became interested in making jewelry, collage and painting through my teens up until I was married at the age of 24, to a man that grew up in the same neighborhood as I did. While my husband was building his career in Information Technology I was exploring different avenues of creativity. After a few years we became the happy parents of twin daughters and subsequently moved to Orange County, NY, at which time my creative energy turned to parenting. As my daughters grew up I became more involved in my profession as an artist, with my husband providing the steady foundation for all of us to grow from. Our daughters reflect the influences of the commingling of Art and Science in our family (one daughter will pursue a life in science and the other in a life of art).
My artist expression is always evolving and currently reflects my increasing interest in and awareness of my African American heritage and my identification with the struggles of my people.
Artist Statement: My ethnic heritage and experiences are my greatest influences. I enjoy working three dimensionally, as it is an intuitive process. Jewelry is my passion and I like the tactile nature of combining various methods of construction, such as forging metal, coppersmithing, beading, resin casting, wire wrapping, wire weaving and the inclusion of relic-like found objects and artifacts. I enjoy mixed-media collage and I use paint, paper, fabric, fibers, resin, wood and clay in my work as well. I’m fascinated with the results when a combination of these materials and methods comes together in a completed piece to evoke a tribal and ethnic feeling that tells a story.
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