About
Photography has been my medium for exploring the mysterious and ephemeral beauty of both the natural and human-made world. Since I’m interested in the visual atmosphere of a subject rather than the details, the images are often soft, blurred, or otherwise distorted. I prefer to produce these effects in-camera and sometimes, as with the lumen prints, I don’t use any camera at all. The results are often unpredictable, but that means there will always be refreshing surprises.
In the past few years, I have combined photographs with encaustic, a hot wax and resin process. The soft, sensual layers of encaustic bring dimension and luminosity to the image. I also add texture and collage elements to create a shifting sense of what is seen and what is hidden.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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Portrait: Tree, Human-Made Object, Human, Seedpod, group show, Edward Jones Gallery, Grass Valley, CA Jan – Feb 2025
A Fine Point,juried show, Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA Nov 2024
The Color of Movement, group show, Edward Jones Gallery, Grass Valley, CA May – June 2024
A Celebration of Water, juried show, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA, March – April 2024
Not on Solid Ground, group show, Nevada City Winery Gallery, Nevada City, CA Feb – March 2023
Movement, Mastery & Medium, juried show, Gallery at 48 Natoma, Folsom, CA Jan – April 2021
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, Virtual Exhibit, Jan. 2021
Wonderous Wax, juried show, The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. Jul. – Sept. 2020
The Snow Goose Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, The Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA, Feb. 2020
Water, the Delta and Beyond, group show, The Tong Gallery, Walnut Grove, CA, August 2019
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, Gold Miners Inn, Grass Valley, CA, Jan. 2019
California State Fair, juried show, CA State Fairgrounds, Sacramento CA July 2017
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, Nevada City Winery, Nevada City, CA, Jan. 2017
Works in Wax, group show, The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, AA, Sept. 2015
The Photography Show, juried show, The Tong Gallery, Walnut Grove, CA, Sept. 2015
Best of Botanicals National Juried Exhibition, Photo, Oakland, CA, May – Jul. 2014
5th Annual Juried Plastic Camera Show, Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Jan- Feb 2012
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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Luminous Layers, Nevada City Winery, Nevada City, CA, March 2019
Among the Trees, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA February 2017
The Backyard Series, Summer Thyme’s Deli & bakery, Grass Valley, CA, Jun-Aug 2016
Ghost Flowers, A Woman’s Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA, May 2014
Lumen Prints, Indian Springs Tasting Room, Nevada City, CA, April 2013
Ghost Flowers, Summer Thyme’s Baker and Deli, Grass Valley, CA, Jan – Feb 2013
Close By, Café Seventy-Eight, San Francisco, CA, March 2012
AWARDS
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Inside Publication Award, California State Fair Annual Juried Exhibit, July 2017
Award of Merit, California State Fair Annual Juried Exhibition, August 2007
PUBLICATIONS
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“Showcase Portfolio: Ghost Flowers,” Shadow and Light Magazine, Volume 5/Issue 04, May 2019.
EDUCATION
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Black & White, Color, and Digital Photography, City College of San Francisco 2004-2007
U.C. Berkeley Extension, California College of the Arts, 1997-2003
San Francisco State University M.A. in Creative Writing, 1988
San Francisco State University, B.A. in English, 1985
In the past few years, I have combined photographs with encaustic, a hot wax and resin process. The soft, sensual layers of encaustic bring dimension and luminosity to the image. I also add texture and collage elements to create a shifting sense of what is seen and what is hidden.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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Portrait: Tree, Human-Made Object, Human, Seedpod, group show, Edward Jones Gallery, Grass Valley, CA Jan – Feb 2025
A Fine Point,juried show, Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA Nov 2024
The Color of Movement, group show, Edward Jones Gallery, Grass Valley, CA May – June 2024
A Celebration of Water, juried show, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA, March – April 2024
Not on Solid Ground, group show, Nevada City Winery Gallery, Nevada City, CA Feb – March 2023
Movement, Mastery & Medium, juried show, Gallery at 48 Natoma, Folsom, CA Jan – April 2021
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, Virtual Exhibit, Jan. 2021
Wonderous Wax, juried show, The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. Jul. – Sept. 2020
The Snow Goose Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, The Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA, Feb. 2020
Water, the Delta and Beyond, group show, The Tong Gallery, Walnut Grove, CA, August 2019
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, Gold Miners Inn, Grass Valley, CA, Jan. 2019
California State Fair, juried show, CA State Fairgrounds, Sacramento CA July 2017
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibit, juried show, Nevada City Winery, Nevada City, CA, Jan. 2017
Works in Wax, group show, The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, AA, Sept. 2015
The Photography Show, juried show, The Tong Gallery, Walnut Grove, CA, Sept. 2015
Best of Botanicals National Juried Exhibition, Photo, Oakland, CA, May – Jul. 2014
5th Annual Juried Plastic Camera Show, Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Jan- Feb 2012
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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Luminous Layers, Nevada City Winery, Nevada City, CA, March 2019
Among the Trees, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA February 2017
The Backyard Series, Summer Thyme’s Deli & bakery, Grass Valley, CA, Jun-Aug 2016
Ghost Flowers, A Woman’s Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA, May 2014
Lumen Prints, Indian Springs Tasting Room, Nevada City, CA, April 2013
Ghost Flowers, Summer Thyme’s Baker and Deli, Grass Valley, CA, Jan – Feb 2013
Close By, Café Seventy-Eight, San Francisco, CA, March 2012
AWARDS
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Inside Publication Award, California State Fair Annual Juried Exhibit, July 2017
Award of Merit, California State Fair Annual Juried Exhibition, August 2007
PUBLICATIONS
________________________________________
“Showcase Portfolio: Ghost Flowers,” Shadow and Light Magazine, Volume 5/Issue 04, May 2019.
EDUCATION
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Black & White, Color, and Digital Photography, City College of San Francisco 2004-2007
U.C. Berkeley Extension, California College of the Arts, 1997-2003
San Francisco State University M.A. in Creative Writing, 1988
San Francisco State University, B.A. in English, 1985