Group Exhibitions

2023
Group Exhibition: Slice, Contemporary Art by California Artists, Pence Gallery, California
Critical Thoughts, fiber and upcycled materials sculpture

Group Exhibition: Hot & Cold Wax Artists of California, Blue Line Arts, California
Into the Woods, ecoprinted fabric and encaustic

Group Exhibition: Black and White, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, California
Welcome Thoughts, cast paper pulp

2022
Placerville Arts association's 56th Annual Mother Lode Exhibition, Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center, California
Welcome Thoughts, cast paper pulp

Critical Thoughts

​Conflicted Thoughts came from a line in Love Can Change the World, a song I co-wrote with Greg Newlon and released on our album of the same name in 2011. It’s about noticing our momentary shortcomings and reminding ourselves that positive change comes from within.

​The second verse begins "I see the world in black and white, and rarely hear the gray." That internal conflict became the inspiration for Conflicted Thoughts. 
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All materials used are either upcycled or repurposed.
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We stumble, we reach out, we help each other. We're the ones who can change the world – each one of us. And each time we lead with love, that positive change is one step closer.

Partial list of upcycled materials:
Fishing net, metal water bottle, bird netting, paint roller, printable DVD, bass guitar strings, acoustic guitar string random woven sphere. heated Tyvek, garden weed cloth, garden shade cloth, strapping from shipping container, liner of discarded suitcase, thrifted and upcycled satin, linen, denim, cotton and interfacing.

Into the Woods

20" X 10"
Ecoprinted fabric and encaustic on birch board

Welcome Thoughts

14.5" X 11.5"
Paper pulp, cast on an outdoor welcome mat