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life: sculptures, collage, wedding guest books, favors
and favor boxes, wedding invitations,altered furniture,
greeting cards and stationery, and hand-bound books
of poetry and collage.
I seldom work with new, manufactured materials. I
prefer objects with meaning: vintage pieces, found
objects, and the discards of others.
and collage. From the start, I found my greatest joy in creating art for others. I
work best when I have the recipient in mind as I worked on the piece, so that I
can include personal and unique touches.
custom scrapbooks to be filled in by the recipient, some memorialize special occasions, particularly
weddings and birthdays, and some are stand-alone art pieces. Blank, lined books with altered
covers were used for wedding guest books. For the last three years, I have created shrines, altars,
and other devotional art pieces. These can celebrate personal icons, weddings, or memorialize
someone or something special from the past, a personalized memorial to a departed loved one or
even a beloved pet. Collectors have particularly enjoyed my custom memorials.
I call my art "participatory" because all my pieces turn passive viewers into active participants in
the work. They pick up the piece, feel the texture, open drawers, turn pages, manipulate all the
moving parts in a sensory and dynamic experience. I invite your participation in the design of
custom art, for personal use or for weddings, such as guest books, favors and favor containers or
boxes. Choose its theme, its elements, so that it includes objects of significance to you. Also, I
create other works for you to use as you wish with your own creations -- altered art and scrapbook
embellishments, artist trading cards, collage, and other fun tidbits. In these ways, an intimate
relationship develops between you and the finished piece.
My purpose as an artist is one of revelation. First, my work is detailed and complex, so that
something new is revealed with every viewing. Second, I strive for my pieces to be greater than
the sum of their parts, for the combinations to reveal a rhythm and higher meaning. Finally,
especially with my devotional objects, I seek to reveal to the viewer his or her own dreams,
memories, and aspirations.
I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy creating it.
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Ventura, CA
Participatory Altered Art and Assemblage
altered art - altered books - shrines - altars - devotional objects - custom altered art - scrapbook embellishments - altered art embellishments - personalized altered art -
wedding invitations - wedding scrapbooks - wedding favors - altered art journals - personalized stationery - note cards - greeting cards - ATCs -Custom altered art artist creating
unique wedding supplies and gifts: guest books, scrapbooks, altars, shrines and kits for same, favors and favor containers boxes. Also, altered books custom and personalized
memorials for departed loved ones or a pet. Give a unique gift personalized. Order personal altered art direct from artist’s studio.