Biography

 

 

I never screamed when I saw a spider...

or a mouse or snake. As a country-dweller and nature-lover, I spent a lot of my childhood on the ground getting a bug's eye view of the world. Most of my art is an extension of what I did then--drawing, painting, and making things out of rocks, leaves, mud, insect parts, etc.

Adult human beings do this too, in their shops and factories; however sophisticated and far removed from nature their processes and materials may be, their source is still the same.

I would rather make art, and remain close to that source of all that we have, to the awesomeness of Nature, her beauty, mystery, and danger.

Inspiration

The Woodlands. Outside Kansas City, MO, where I was born in 1946

The Forest. Near Goldwater Lake, Prescott, AZ, since 1954

The Desert. My young adult years in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.

Making a Living

Doing murals and faux finishes for 28 years in the Phoenix area. Also: graphic design, illustration, landscape design (love native plants), sculpture, fashion design, dollmaking, printmaking, etc. Return HOME to Prescott, 2000.

Education

Foundation Courses, Kansas City Art Institute, 1965-66
BFA Graphic Design, Arizona State University, 1969