About Me
A little personal history....
Born in South Texas, a twist of fate landed me in Nebraska, where I grew up, got married and raised two sons. When the kids flew the coop, my husband and I moved to the beautiful Ozarks of Missouri, where we live on Table Rock Lake.
Why I do what I do....
Though I find interest in many different art mediums, I have chosen to work primarily with kiln formed and fused glass because it offers endless possibilities of fascination and challenge. Glass is a multi-faceted material. It’s strong enough to shelter us, yet so fragile. While it can appear to be a cold, hard material, its glistening reflectivity is warm and mesmerizing and takes on a life of its own. It can be manipulated by cutting, grinding, pulverizing, or melting it, yet it has such a mind of it’s own that one wrong cut, one deviant degree of temperature, leaves one wondering who’s manipulated whom. The result of overcoming the challenges it presents is a satisfying feeling of achievement that every artist lives for.
One of a Kind.....
Life is too short to keep doing the same things over and over! There are too many possibilities, too many new things to try. While I do spend the majority of my creative time working with glass, I also find time for painting, needworks of all types, refurbishing furniture, etc. My "style" is usually bright and colorful, often with meticulous detail.