My work is influenced visually by abstract expressionism and modernism, and conceptually by the major social change movements of the last sixty years. Click images for a larger view.
Jewish Female Unwrapped
2008
Shall We Fight or Dance
2008
Chair Series
Chairs whisper to me; they evoke ideas and memories. Chairs shape inter-actions between people; they have their own power. Most of us have had a favorite chair somewhere in our lives. Each of these chairs was inspired by a found object or material.
promise
2006
crone
This is functional sculpture, recreating the experience of sitting in a tree, bark under your fingers. 2006
‘mad’ housewife
The experience of being a wife in a society, which still does not believe in equality. Being seduced by shiny gadgets, which are supposed to shorten the work, and to somehow make up for the isolation and fatigue which, no matter how rewarding the partnership, often come with the role. 2005
matron warrior
The myth of the “maiden warrior” is often about idealized beauty. When the maiden spends her whole life actually fighting for justice, how do we think of her as she matures? Here she is not ready to retire: prepared to fight if needed, enjoying a well earned rest in the meantime. 2005
Family Dispossessed
Part of a series inspired by people who have experienced homelessness. For history and process see “Kaddish for the Dispossessed” 2007
punctuation series
Created for a collaborative project with letters, each made by a different artist. So much about our society and the English language is called “generic”, yet is actually male. It seemed that a “woman”s touch’ might be useful, as well as fun. This literal interpretation led to an exploration of the material as well as the concept. 2005
woman with vest
Taking a dead tree, carving and adding color to bring out the qualities that allow us to relate to it differently. 2004