Style Weekly article and Teaching Schedule
December 26th, 2011

Martha Steger wrote a really nice article about me called "Art as an Everyday Thing" in Richmond's Style Weekly. You can read it online here.

For those of you in the Richmond, VA area - I am teaching many classes during the winter/spring semester at the VMFA Studio School and the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. Please visit my blog post for dates of classes and links to register here.

Happy Winter!

New artwork in my series "hello goodbye" - view here.

About Me
I am an artist, writer, and printmaker who is fascinated by the intersection of visual art and language. I like to write and illustrate poems, and make prints, drawings, and crafts. I don’t practice a distinction between “fine art” and “craft.” For me, art should be an everyday thing – from illustrations in books, to the painting hanging in your kitchen, to the exhibit at the museum, and wherever you can find it in-between. I received my BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, majoring in Fine Arts/Printmaking. As a printmaker, I am drawn to the challenges and surprises inherent in the form: planning each layer of the image; carving, scratching, and building up the printmaking plate; and finally inking and pulling the print. My inspirations include nature, my garden, paper crafts, toys, comics, and children's books. Some of my favorite artists and illustrators are Gustav Baumann, Edward Gorey, Peter Sis, Tove Jansson, Arnold Lobel, and Beni Montresor. I currently live in Richmond, Virginia.

Check out my fruit and veggie paintings at Harrison Street Coffee Shop in Richmond, VA - on permanent display!

An animation I made last year: "Housefire."

Comments, queries, & to join my e-mailing list for news announcements - please write to me at:
good_old_fashioned_smell@hotmail.com
I'd love to hear from you!