I'm an artist, working in photography and based in northern Wisconsin. My life-long visual interests were formed as a young teen when viewing the poignant, yet whimsical eroded roots of beach shrub trees. I was moved by them and they became the thread I have since followed, working visually with landscape, place and my connection to them.
Photography was my first art form, but I eventually became a painter and received an MFA in art (painting and drawing). My art life of studio work, exhibits, grants, residencies etc. developed the early interests I had established and was supported by a visual resources librarian position and adjunct teaching at a state university. I kept my photography interest alive over the years by working with alternative cameras --I once won a Holga as juror's award in a plastic camera show! A decade ago B/W photography again became my focus and commitment. Informed by my painting and drawing, I feel it best touches what I want to express.
