My artwork is informed by my experience of being a woman and a mother, and inspired by goddess statuary from the cycladic period. Making for me faith - where a sacred, tender hand soothes the unresolved. The paintings, drawings and encaustics I create are a conversation between my conscious self and my unconscious, history and the present. As with surrealist’s automatism, my studio process is unrehearsed. I start by setting certain artistic boundaries regarding color, size and medium and then play with variations. I see my artistic process as an extension of my meditation practice. Through both, I experience a state of transcendence and flow. The resulting work is the experience made tangible through color, line and image. In addition to my private studio practice, I work with communities up and down the East coast to create murals. Springboarding from my decades as a teacher and principal in Jewish education, I facilitate large scale mural projects with up to 400 people typically over a two week period. With my support, participants are invited to contribute to the mural design and paint their images directly on the wall. In the final stage, I paint, interacting with the communities’ painting, and bring the work to completion. The surprises in design and depth of meaning that come from this process brings joy to the community - and informs and inspires my studio practice.

My artwork is informed by my experience of being a woman and a mother, and inspired by goddess statuary from the cycladic period. Making for me faith - where a sacred, tender hand soothes the unresolved. The paintings, drawings and encaustics I create are a conversation between my conscious self and my unconscious, history and the present. As with surrealist’s automatism, my studio process is unrehearsed. I start by setting certain artistic boundaries regarding color, size and medium and then play with variations. I see my artistic process as an extension of my meditation practice. Through both, I experience a state of transcendence and flow. The resulting work is the experience made tangible through color, line and image. In addition to my private studio practice, I work with communities up and down the East coast to create murals. Springboarding from my decades as a teacher and principal in Jewish education, I facilitate large scale mural projects with up to 400 people typically over a two week period. With my support, participants are invited to contribute to the mural design and paint their images directly on the wall. In the final stage, I paint, interacting with the communities’ painting, and bring the work to completion. The surprises in design and depth of meaning that come from this process brings joy to the community - and informs and inspires my studio practice.