Liz's profile
I was born in a small town in Alabama and grew up working in the family business, a pink roadside Motel, set on a hill with miles of woods behind and HWY 280 in the front. The town lay in the valley below. The Tallapooosa River, just beyond the valley, was dammed in 1920 to create electricity, which flooded many small towns and created a huge lake. This lake covers my ancestors' homes and graves. Many of my images rise from here.
I graduated from the small but fierce Art Department of Auburn University , then moved to Baltimore to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art. My advisor in painting was Grace Hartigan. Here in Baltimore, I work with musicians, puppeteers, performance artists and filmmakers. My newest work is creating scrolls of images as backdrops for large puppets, who I move and sing their voices.
