#23 in the Drawing into Trauma Series. The seed for this drawing was planted in the early 80s, while I was a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. While there, I made a drawing with the same form as this one. It arose out of a primal, healing, scribbling movement.
Read MoreThis is a rattle that I made a long time ago. I use to make rattles and shekeres for professional musicians. Each tiny bead is individually hand-knotted into a mesh that covers a gourd. The mandala patterns were healing and meditative to make. The sound quality and movement of the mesh on the gourd was important to me, too.
Read MoreIn the beginning of the Drawing into Trauma Series, each drawing depicted a wound, most of which were composed of unresolved space. I was unsure how to resolve the wounds visually on the paper and emotionally in my body, but eventually both body and art transformed. However, this drawing puzzled me, because it did not blatantly depict a wound like the others.
Read More#78 in the Drawing into Trauma Series. This image resembles an animal integrated in a landscape which is also its home. Nestled within the animal is yet another animal or home. The drawing explores the multidimensional feeling of being at home within oneself, while simultaneously embedded within land and surroundings.
Read MoreIn the Fall of 2018, 3 friends passed away. One of them, Lisa Charkey (lisacharkeyart.com), was an artist who knew the stabilizing power of art making. Even when dying she did not abandon that thread of expression, while I had practically severed mine. At her memorial exhibit, I felt an inner calling to return to art making for myself, but also for Lisa, as she was no longer here to continue.
Read MoreThis is drawing number 88 in a series of subconscious drawings. My artwork has been an integral part of releasing old trauma stored in my body. This piece in particular represents a pinnacle of inner healing, a momentary balance of humble vulnerability and light. The drawing reveals a beautifully simple relationship of support and space between background and form.
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