I have done photography, photo-collage, drawings in oil pastels, graphite and charcoal, and paintings in acrylic and gouache. I have woven my photographs in a variety of ways, and combined photographs with painting in a number of different ways, including the series I call Saugerties My Home Town (SMHT, which has proven to be popular among collectors). I have done some experiments with carving driftwood but have not yet mounted or shown any of these pieces. My works have been shown many times in Emerge Gallery, in the Art Bar in Kingston, in several of Byrdcliffe annual Member shows and 5x7 shows, twice in the Center for Contemporary Photography at Woodstock, three times in the Gallery Lev Shalem, once in the Mum Festival art exhibition, and once in the Olive Free Library. In addition, my works always are included in the bi-monthly exhibits in the Common House of Cantine's Island CoHousing. Throughout the months of March and April 2022 I was the featured artist at the Saugerties Public Library; I called the show "Dreamworld" and 17 of my pieces were shown. At the closing reception, many of the works were sold or given away. Because I started late in life (in my 70s), showing my works in galleries has been a hurdle for me in a number of ways: it means being willing to give a piece up (not always easy; it can be like giving away my children), cultivating relationships with gallery owners (not easy for an aging introvert), and knowing how to price my works appropriately. But as my practice and self-identity as an artist matures, I want more and more to have my work go out into the world, if I can figure out how to do it. Plans for the future include continuing to produce SMHT pieces, paint more in gouache and less in acrylic (because of the microplastics), continue with a series of non-religious icons, do more woven photo pieces, and explore 3-D work, possibly incorporating painted ceramic elements.
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