Working on paper lends itself to altering surface sizes easily. Sometimes an edge is removed and occasionally, entire paintings are torn down. Over 30 years, I have saved all the torn pieces regardless of size. I am  an avid list maker and they are eventually torn down too. The combined 'tiles' create a visual rewriting or reorganizing where nothing is lost, but instead transformed. Tearing down, sorting and re-using serve as metaphors for recreating and mapping  new courses in  art and  life. 
  • Heading Home
    Heading Home
    acrylic, ink, and colored pencil on paper, 26"x42"
  • Reprogramming
    Reprogramming
    "Reprogramming" began as an attempt to refocus my thoughts. I used pieces of to-do lists and a letter from Hopi Elders that said, among other things, "We are the ones we've been waiting for." The natural form can be read as roots or the sprouting of a tree. Acrylic, pastel, and torn paintings on paper, 42"x27"
  • Face #98
    Face #98
    acrylic, ink, colored pencil and torn paintings on paper 21"x9"
  • Face #248
    Face #248
    acrylic and torn paintings on paper 21"x10"
  • The Edges That Blur
    The Edges That Blur
    This painting was made with the intention of blending the US and Iraqi flags. A citizen is embedded in each flag's stripes. acrylic, pastel and torn paintings on paper
  • Face #169
    Face #169
    acrylic, ink and torn paintings on paper 21"x9.5"
  • Face $249
    Face $249
    acrylic, graphite and torn paintings on paper 21"x9"
  • With Wings
    With Wings
    "With Wings" explores the unpredictable transition from youth to adulthood. Included are coins for luck and the beginnings of wings. acrylic,pastel and torn paintings on paper, 41"x24"
  • The Patriot
    The Patriot
    "The Patriot" was begun after September 11th and completed many years later. It explores patriotism and references a human Patriot missile. acrylic, pastel, and torn paintings on paper, 69"x26"
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