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As a medium handmade paper reflects both the undersea world and the way paper itself is made. It’s a watery material in which wet pulp is stirred, formed, drained and pressed. Simplified marks made by dragging my stained fingers through the water suggest the movement of sea forms. Pigmented pulp, pushed through a grid, creates a textured surface like fish scales or plant forms.
When the paper is dry, I print linoleum and wood blocks onto it, combining the texture and color of the paper with the crispness and layering of the relief prints.
Installed, they sit 2” away from the wall, appearing to float, creating an impression of underwater glimpses. Semicircular additions along the edges suggest cellular division. The earlier paper pieces have trailing deckles, evoking the movement of sea life, and suggesting filtered sunlight, as though we were looking up through the water from below.
As a medium handmade paper reflects both the undersea world and the way paper itself is made. It’s a watery material in which wet pulp is stirred, formed, drained and pressed. Simplified marks made by dragging my stained fingers through the water suggest the movement of sea forms. Pigmented pulp, pushed through a grid, creates a textured surface like fish scales or plant forms.
When the paper is dry, I print linoleum and wood blocks onto it, combining the texture and color of the paper with the crispness and layering of the relief prints.
Installed, they sit 2” away from the wall, appearing to float, creating an impression of underwater glimpses. Semicircular additions along the edges suggest cellular division. The earlier paper pieces have trailing deckles, evoking the movement of sea life, and suggesting filtered sunlight, as though we were looking up through the water from below.
Shell Games 2023
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 40” x 41”
Connectors I 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 31” x 32”
Free Fall XI 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 33” x 36”
Slow Spin 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 36 1/2” x 37 1/2”
For Mariupol 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 31 1/2” x 32”
The Sixth Extinction 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 36” x 35”
Treacherous Waters 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 39 1/2” x 39 1/2”
Maelstrom 2021
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 32 1/2” x 32”
Obstruction/Destruction 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 38” x 37 3/4”
Connectors II (Flutter) 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 31” x 32”.
Free Fall XIII 2022
Relief print, collage, wood, on handmade abaca/cotton paper with pulp painting. 38” x 38”
Vortex 2021
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 34” x 35”
Connectors III (Waft) 2021
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 34” x 34”
Obstruction I 2021
Relief print, collage with found metal on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 30” x 30”
Navigators I 2021
Relief print, collage, on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 31 1/4” x 32”
After the Pipeline 2020
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton and abaca paper with pulp painting. 34” x 37 1/2”
Stargazer 2020
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 33” x 32 1/2”. Collection Verdant Hotel, Racine, WI
Free Fall XIV 2019
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton and abaca paper with pulp painting. 34” x 33 1/2”
Pipeline II 2020
Relief print, collage, on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 17” x 29 1/2”
Deep Sea Drifters IV 2020
Relief print on handmade cotton/abaca paper with pulp painting. 16 1/2” x 30”
Deep Sea Drifters V 2020
Relief print on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 18” x 42”
Through the Sargasso Sea 2020
Triptych. Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 11” x 42 1/4”
Pipeline I 2021
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 15” x 24”
Sargasso Sea 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 10” x 24”
Deep Sea Drifters IV 2022
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 9 1/2” x 23 3/4”
Mending the World Part II 2019
Relief print, beach detritus, collage, hand stitched on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 33” x 35”. Collection of the artist.
Mending the World, Part I 2019
Relief print, beach detritus, found objects, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 33” x 34”. Collection of the artist.
Free Fall II 2018
Relief print, collage on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 30" x 30"
Free Fall X 2018
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 31” x 31 1/2”
Free Fall XII 2019
Relief prints, collage on handmade abaca paper. 32” x 35”
Free Fall VIII 2018
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 31" x 32 1/2"
Free Fall IX 2018
Relief print, collage, on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 31” x 33”
Free Fall VI 2018
Relief prints, collage on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 32" x 31"
Free Fall V 2018
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 31" x 32"
Free Fall III 2017
Relief print, collage and metal on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 33 1/2" x 30 1/2"
Free Fall I 2017
Relief print, collage, acrylic washes on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 32" x 30"
Encounter V 2020
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 10” x 17 1/2”
Drifting Diatoms 2020
Relief print on handmade abaca/cotton paper with pulp painting. 17” x 31”
Deep Sea Drifters VI 2019
Relief print on handmade cotton/abaca paper with pulp painting. 16 1/2” x 30 1/2”
Unsafe Journey 2020
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca/cotton paper with pulp painting. 16” x 31 1/2”
Free Fall VII 2018
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with acrylic washes and collage. 31 1/2" x 47." Private collection.
Algae Bloom I 2019
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 8” x 18.” Private Collection.
Cellular Level II 2019
Relief print on handmade abaca paper with pulp painting. 22” x 22 1/2”
Phytoplankton 1 2 3, 2019
Relief prints on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 9 1/2” x 32” (each piece is 9 1/2” x 10 1/4”)
Divers Dilemma 2016
Relief print on handmade abaca paper with flax pulp painting. 10 1/4" x 17 1/2". Private collection
Encounter II 2016
Relief print on handmade cotton and abaca paper with flax pulp painting. 10 1/4" x 18 1/2"
Tracking I 2016
Relief print on handmade cotton and flax paper with pulp painting. 9 1/4" x 16 1/2". Private collection.
Encounter IV 2017
Relief print, collage on handmade abaca and cotton paper with flax pulp painting. 9 1/2" x 16 1/2". Collection David Jones.
Encounter III 2016
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 9 1/2" x 17 3/4". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Encounter I 2016
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with flax pulp painting. 9 1/2" x 17 3/4"
Ghost Divers 2014
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 9 3/4" x 16 1/8". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Small Diver VI 2014
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 9 1/2" x 17". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Small Divers XIV 2014
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 10 3/4" x 15 1/2". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Travelers 2014
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 9 3/4" x 18". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Small Divers X 2014
Relief print on handmade kozo paper with pulp painting. 10" x 17". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Divers VI 2013
Woodblock print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 30.5" x 36". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Small Divers VII 2014
Relief print on handmade kozo and cotton paper with pulp painting. 10" x 17 3/4". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Small Divers V 2014
Relief print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 10" x 17". Unavailable: in traveling show.
Diver IV 2013
Woodblock print on handmade cotton paper with pulp painting. 30.5" x 30.5". Unavailable: in traveling show.
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