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Found Objects, Neon, and Plasma Sculpture
Rescuing your garbage from landfill and putting it on the gallery wall

Artist’s Statement:
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Art is anything that makes you feel.

2010-2011 Solo show at Zocalo Coffeehouse, San Leandro
2010 November -The Crucible Holiday Art Sale and Open House
2010 June "Oakland Under $100" - Temescal Art Center - Group Show "Objects from an Artist's Studio" and more...
2010 May "Evening at The Crucible" - Group Show
2009 December - "Oakland Under $100" - Temescal Art Center - Group Show "Objects from an Artist's Studio"
2007-present Stanford University - Present Home of Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and Raging Baby Hormones #5
2003-2008 Nani's Coffeehouse - Home of sculptures and paintings: Mitre Saw, Raging Baby Hormones #1, Mitre Saw, Robert Rauschenberg and more -San Francisco, California
2002 June 22 - July 25 The Crucible's "Ashby-A-Glow: An Illuminating Exhibition Celebrating Creation through Fire & Light" Berkeley, California
2002 April - Received Special Recognition Award for the sculpture "Daily Wipe" in the Period Gallery's Contemporary IV International group show
2002 March 9 - April 19 The 2nd City Council's "2002 Women's Festival of the Arts" Long Beach, California  Juror: Barbara Drucker
2002 March 6 - 27, The Period Gallery's "Contemporary IV" International group show, Omaha, Nebraska - Juror: Bonnie O’Connell
2001 November - Featured in Book Art Press's The New Art International
2001 June - One of the founding members of Bay Area Neon Group (BANG!)
2001 June - Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland
1999 May 21 - June 27 The Stage Gallery's "Mixed Media 99" juried group show, New York
1998 August featured in Book Art Press's The New Art International
1997 August featured in Book Art Press's The New Art International
1997 March, ARTSPEAK article
1997 March "Still Life" group show - Agora Gallery, SOHO, New York
1996-1997 represented by the Agora Gallery, SOHO, New York
1995 GEN ARTS Grand Opening, Los Angeles
1995 Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland
1994 Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland
1992 Well of Souls, Berkeley - group show, featured sculptress
1989-1991 studied under Henry Hopkins and George Herms at the University of California, Los Angeles.
*Member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
*Member and volunteer at The Crucible

This was a difficult studio to let go of... those were the days. Now I make my work in a 10'x`12' shed...

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Bells and Whistles
4.5" x 45" Neon and Found Objects March 2010
(there are details of this piece HERE)

After quite a long sabattical on making art for consumption and display, I returned to the workshop to create a series
for exhibition for a show called "Oakland Under $100". The show would feature a series of work by 10 artists. All artwork is to be
priced under $100 thus bringing local affordable art into the homes of your every day people.

Given the focus of the show, I created a series called "Objects from and Artist's studio". These pieces contain objects
that had lived in my studio for years and not yet made their way into sculptures. Bottles, scraps of canvas, old paint, matches,
wire, carpet nails, children's blocks, scraps of wood. This series not only focuses on leveraging objects that have been stored and
transported for years, but also on the topic of "Change". Enjoy.

Objects from an Artists Studio #1
15" x 12" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #2
11" x 11" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #3
6" x 31" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #4
6" x 25" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #5
13" x 12" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #6
8" x 24" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #7
14" x 17" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #8
8" x 9.5" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #9
6" x 23" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #10
9" x 14" Found Objects November 2009

Objects from an Artists Studio #11
6" x 23" Found Objects November 2009

Life and All that Binds Us
11" x 23" Found Objects and Neon March 2009

Homage to Marcel DuChamp
15" x 15" x 35" Found Objects nd Neon November 2001

Raging baby Hormones #6 (details on right)
Please note there are 2 shots with the piece illuminated and 2 with natural light
3" x 54" Neon, Pyrex, Milky quartz September 2001

Gloves

Raging Baby Hormones #5
7" x 6" Found Objects September 2001

Fifth in a series of six embracing the consuming thoughts of childbearing. These mason jars
contain milky quartz eggs submerged in water. Although the picture doesn't show it, the eggs
illuminate with natural light a earthy orange color.

Raging Baby Hormones #4
11" x 18" Found Objects September 2001

Fourth in a series of six embracing the consuming thoughts of childbearing. A goose egg is
suspended in a wooden birdcage.

Raging Baby Hormones #3
42" x 42" Found Objects September 2001

Third in a series of six embracing the consuming thoughts of childbearing. Twelve goose
eggs each labeled with a month of the year, January, February, March etc. The
months are written in graphite.

Raging Baby Hormones #2
8" x 18" x 6" Found Objects September 2001

Second in a series of six embracing the consuming thoughts of childbearing. Box containing
eggs, illuminated from behind. The object atop the piece is an antique sprinkler valve.

Antique artist materials, pigments, oils, in jars atop pieces of found lumber.

Neon Twist
4" x 48" Found Objects July 2001

The top tube is a phosphorus coated, neon filled tube - making the tube illuminate hot pink.
The bottom tube is a clear tube filled with pure argon which illuminates a faint lavender.

New York Apartment with a California Horizon
Neon 39" x 16" July 2001

The top tube is blue lime glass welded to clear twisted lead glass, filled with neon.
The bottom tube is a stained, phosphorus coated tube filled with mercury argon.

Raging Baby Hormones #1
13" x 36" Found Objects June 2001

First in a series of six embracing the consuming thoughts of childbearing.
This guitar is filled with eggs, the strings are made from copper wire.

Mitre Saw
33" x 18" Neon and Found Objects May 2001

A neon tube mounted in the teeth of a mitre saw.

Food For Thought
10" x 16" Neon and Found Objects April 2001

A neon tube planted in a pot with grass surrounding it.

Renaissance Dress
Women's size 8 Steel corset and aluminum wire mesh October 1999

Preserves
Glass preserve jars filled plastic fruit that floats above water.

Spin the Bottle
2' x 3' Found Objects and Acrylic on Canvas. February 1999

Names of famous alleged mistresses surrounding a bottle that spins. Beneath are small plastic figures of
U.S. presidents above a muted painting of an American flag -- in response to the Monica Lewinsky -
Bill Clinton scandal while reflecting on the historic past of political figures and the sex scandals
sourrounding them.

Untitled
3' x 3' Found Objects and Acrylic on Canvas. January 1999

Signature Loop
32" x 44" Acrylic on Canvas. March 1998

Signatures in the shape of the infinity symbol. A piece focusing on the absurdities of the corporate environment/process.

HUG
2’ x 3’ x 18" Enamel/Assemblage on Canvas. March 1998

Plaster arms affixed to a predominantly monochome canvas. A piece respresenting my excitement
in returning to art after abandoning a career in corporate America.

The Daily Wipe
7" x 5" x 5" Found Objects. February 1998

A response to the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky media circus.

Keith Haring*
5' x 5'’ Acrylic on Canvas. January 1998

Jasper Johns*
4’ x 4’ Acrylic on Canvas. December 1997

Robert Rauschenberg*
40’ x 60’ Acrylic on Canvas. Acrylic/Found Objects on canvas. November 1997

*A series challenging myself to work in the styles of artists whom I admire-- an exercise
in discipline yet still challenging myself to integrate concepts of my own interests: the worldwide web,
chip technology, and technology in general.

Paint By Numbers
2’ x 3’ Acrylic on Canvas. November 1996

A callous interpretation of the United States during election time. A representation of my feelings on
how the United States loses sight of the red, white and blue. An arrogant piece recognizing how
easy it is to forget what we, as a country, stand for.

American Flag
2’x3’ Acrylic on Canvas. October 1996

An interpretation of how the ideals, morals, laws, and government of the United States, using the icon of the American flag, no longer appear to be calculated and clear to me; but rather, how they drip and bleed.

Baby Earth
2' x 2' Found Objects. May 1996

The heads, arms and legs of two dolls attached to two globes. This piece was born from working in an environmental consulting firm for five months, where I began to look at how society treats the earth. The image is a dual statement about the children of our world and the earth. Ultimately, the individual will make their own decisions. Shall I nurture and coddle my earth/baby or shall I neglect and abuse them? Either way, in the future we shall live with the consequences of the choices that we make today.

Cultivated Woman
2' x 5' x 2' Found Objects. September 1995

A mannequin holding a globe in her hand, mounted in a planter box with live plants. This piece represents how society is capable of cultivating women, but it shows the victory of women in that even planted in a small environment, this woman holds the world in her hand. (This piece is shown here without the live plants.)

Bed of Roses
14" x 16" x 2" Found Objects. May 1995

A wooden frame containing cigarette butts and dried roses surrounding a tiny aluminum globe. The mere juxtaposition of the roses vs. the cigarette butts, causes for an abrasive experience aroumatically, visually and conceptually. In the midst of these opposing aspects, the world is diminished to an inconsequential size, representing how society can
lose sight of what's important.

High Explosives
18" x 12" x 11" Found Objects. April 1994

An ammunition box that contains mouse traps glued to the interior walls, with a mirror on the bottom. Each live mousetrap is labeled with text; "explosive" ideas like: rape, malice, greed, vanity, indifference, war, etc. The viewer's reflection is hindered by the mousetraps until one of the traps goes off, causing the mousetrap to fly out of the box. This piece represents how when one experiences any of these extremes, they are able to see themselves more clearly and only when all of the mousetraps have gone off can one truly understand themselves and society.

Get To Know Me
10" x 10" x 7" Found Objects. March 1994

A self portrait using small children's toys contained in a steel box. Without invitation, the piece is intended to challenge the viewer to open the box to discover it's contents. In a gallery this forces the viewer to touch the piece, which is considered to be, by some, unacceptable. The piece parallels the simple cliché, "In order to get to know me, you need to open me up."

That Soft Place
18" x 16" x 6" Found Objects. June 1993

A fruit crate containing children's toys and three clocks, mounted in foam and painted white. This piece was conceived upon finding some children's toys from my youth. The clocks represent a past, a present, and a future time. Clocks that are old, yet still keep time. The foam represents a safe, soft place to hold the toys, or memories of childhood. The entire piece is painted white to represent how, although each toy is a reminder of a specific time, experiences recalled from youth are never as vivid years later.

Lifetime 1, 2, 3, 4
3' x 6' Acrylic on Canvas. May, August, October, and November 1993
Four paintings that represent four different times in my life during a crisis and it's ultimate resolution.

Integration
16" x 16" x 9" Ceramic and Concrete. April 1991

A ceramic disc, constantly expanding and contracting to temperature, surrounded by concrete that is constantly shrinking. This piece was intended to challenge myself to incorporate two materials with differing personalities, destructive personalities, to work together in one piece, paralleling society and social differences and how they can act symbiotically. This piece is an experiment of time to see if one day the disc will crack.

Sitting On Time
2' x 3' x 2' Found Objects. March 1991

A school clock mounted in the seat of a folding chair. A piece that represents the guilt derived from not actively doing. A reminder of time and deterrent to sit, but time can sit there. (This piece is shown mounted on the wall.)

Steel Rectangle
3.5' x 2.5' x 2' Steel. February 1990

This piece is a steel rectangle that has been cut and bent. It is intended to represent how things appear to be more complicated than they really are.

Exploding Time
11" x 11" Found Objects. October 1989

A school clock and miscellaneous electronic objects. My first found object sculpture. This piece embodies how little time there is to experience, understand, and enjoy all that life has to offer and all that one wishes to obtain.

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