Artist Statement

    The truth is that I began my art education with the intention of being a drawing
and painting major but after my first printmaking class I was in love. I have spent my
most recent time exploring ways to incorporate my love of drawing with printmaking and
they are truly made for each other.

    Several of my lithographs, etchings and relief prints use drawings of figures from
drawings done from live models. I have also translated some of my animal drawings and
photos into etchings, wood cuts and lithographs. My other favorite subject is places, so I
have relief prints and lithographs that I have created that are of real and imagined
locations.

    My prints are of a whimsical nature as I tend to be that way myself. I hope to
have my viewers walk away with a smile on the face and a happy memory.