july/august 2021

july/august 2021

this month i am happy to be showing my art at my friend julia’s shop, the bee’s knees, located at the hive on 16th street in phoenix. stop in and check out her lovely vintage shop, that includes clothes, household items, jewelry and more. she is open...
the saga

the saga

homer, the odyssey, odysseus… ulysses. i like to take characters out of reference and give them new costumes. by that i mean, i like to take an old letter and match them up with old photos. they have nothing to do with each other, but i make them my actors. so...
words you don’t want to hear

words you don’t want to hear

“you have cancer.” no matter where it is, or how treatable it is, it’s just a scary statement. at the end of 2019 i had my first encounter, a mild one, a ductal carcinoma in situ in my right breast. surgery was required, but no chemo or radiation and i felt lucky. in...
loss

loss

so far my family has been very lucky that no one has gotten severely ill from covid 19. but i do know a good number of people who have lost friends and loved ones to this terrible virus. my friend kristin asked me to do a portrait of her friend who died. this is...