Christina grew up in New York with a deep appreciation for her alternate universes, the borough of Queens and the rural tip of Long Island. In the early 70’s, she worked with several TV networks, becoming one of the first ever female network TV camera operators, and winning an Emmy nomination for her work. Despite her Hollywood successes, Skaggs left her career midstream and in 1990 moved to the quiet serenity of a rainforest on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There, she says, “I was able to strip away the inessential and so discover the process in which to paint that which I had only encountered in my own mind.” Christina’s paintings are created with mixed materials and techniques incorporating a unique method of using glazes to build up a surface.
Much of her inspiration comes from carvings, weavings, and the cultural gravity imbedded in all ancient cultures.“The ancient symbols referenced in my work are embedded in our DNA and this is why we see them as evocative and beautiful. They are a silent prayer to the interconnectedness of all living things. I have carried these fragments in distant memories since childhood, and now they ascend to the surface manifesting in colors and textures.”
