A 2020 Love Story
oil on panel $800 “Life is messy. You’re born, yikes, that’s definitely a messy start,no matter how you come out.We could go a little further back and consider conception.Thank goodness, that’s still passionate, and potentially messy. Relationships can be such a roller coaster rideof soaring joy and crashing heartbreak.Without this full range of possibilities,life would […]
Aloha Ohana
marquetry with select veneers of maple burl,koa, poplar and gold leaf$1200 “The Pandemic of 2020 caused the people of Hawai’ito isolate themselves,from each other and the rest of the world.By engaging in the self-quarantine we show our caringfor each other – hence the title,Aloha Ohana. The experience of retreating to our homes withoutphysical contact with […]
Feeling Grateful
acrylic and gold leaf on panel, 10 x 10 x 1.5 box frame $1800 “Reconnecting with the wonders which are all around us,is for me the silver lining held in those times,and I am grateful for the persistence of life through this all.Part of the painting holds a prayer for the falling leaves,a metaphor for […]
Holding on as a Family
acrylic and gold leaf on panel, 10 x 10 x 1.5 box frame $1600 “During those times, being in touch with familyhas been important, nourishing and transformative.It has become clear, how much we care about each other,even when we live far away from each other.Distances don’t matter, countries don’t matter,we are all in the same […]
Here
mixed media on panel $800 “On a 10” cradled birch wood I have applied 4 layers of absorbentchalk ground (calcium carbonate- rabbit skin glue- titanium)with sanding between each coat.I used hide glue watercolor pigments…Finally, I attached the aluminum ‘calling card’. In this time of Pandemic, including the loss of a dear friendand my brother (neither […]
Love-Hope-Live
hand-burnt branding on panel $420 “The Ginkgo is a symbolic tree and has a special place in my family.These leaves represent the overlapping love we all share.”
Separation Anxiety
hand-carved panel with acrylic inlay $420 “Lines, Path, Distance…We all must obey as we strive to stay Covid-19 free.The white represents my Ohana as we are in isolation.”
Second Wave
cotton yarn and brass nails $550 “Curves have been a defining image of this time of COVID.We see the graphs on the nightly news,we speak of ‘flattening the curve’.Meanwhile, we live with an existential fearof a coronavirus ‘second wave’.This piece uses cotton yarn, nails, and the geometry ofparabolic curves to capture the imageof the Second […]
Flattening the Curve
cotton yarn and brass nails $550 “During this time of pandemic, we have all been hearinga lot about ‘flattening the curve’.We’ve all been seeing a lot of images of graphswith various curves in the news. There’s something aboutthose images which grabbed me. I started researchinghow parabolic curves are generated mathematically.I came across a field of […]
The Light Comes Through
oil on panel $1800 “The Sun is always shining, even when hidden from view.This little painting is a metaphor for our higher self– a reminder that like the sun, it is always present,even during trying times such as these.”
