Baker Artist Portfolios

ARTIST’S STATEMENT: My major interest has always been three-dimensional art. After traveling in the Far East in 1969-1970, I developed a strong interest in crafts. I began working with fabrics and creating soft sculptures in 1973. Animals have always been a primary focus providing an endless challenge to get the feeling and character and humor, but other subjects also creep into my work. Most recently my interest in Japanese dolls and other figures have given me new subject material. Over the years the pieces have evolved from being totally soft to more elaborate work requiring armatures. I often use found objects such as lamps, crutches and pool cues in constructing the armature. Adding tie-dye, paint, Xerox images and recently mosaics to the fabric sculptures have kept me wanting to create more. I hope the whimsy in my work is evident and will bring a smile.

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:
1983-2012 owner Aurora Gallery, 67 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 which featured fine crafts, paintings and original prints of more than 100 contemporary artists.

1975-2006 Art teacher, part-time, South Shore Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools

1968-Present Artist

Work is represented in collections throughout the United States and in Italy and Norway.

EDUCATION: Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
BFA 1968 Major: sculpture and print making
Tyler Rome School, Rome, Italy, 1966-1967
Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD MFA 1979

LAST EXHIBITION: November 26, 2014-January 4, 2015
Form & Fabric VI, Artistic Gifts of the Season
Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, MD 21403