Watercolor and Ink
These are all furry family members that I have had in my life one way or another. The world has become a scary place to hear about and view. My pets have grounded me. They make me laugh and comfort me when I am sad. I have chosen to focus my creative energy on capturing their essence through this medium and share it with others.
“Enlarged Braille”
This concept came to me while brainstorming for two works of art for the Sensory Circus exhibit in Portland, ME a few years ago. One of the required pieces had to focus on just one bodily sense, I chose touch. Every day people use braille in a variety of circumstances. Braille is very small bumps in a standard formula to convey letters, punctuation and grammar. I decided to take that formula of writing onto the canvas with the thought of slightly smaller billboard style braille. Once I created the first one, titled, “touch me” I knew I wasn’t done. Creating these touchable paintings is entrancing. I love that the viewers are then encouraged to feel what I have created.
These take days to complete. The hardest part is finding a safe place for drying time (at least 48 hours). Once the piece is completely dry, then I seal it so that the audience may feel the braille.
