Jul 13, 2025 | Including Art in Interior Design
Research supports the benefits of including art in office spaces: art that reflects the users’ passions and interests improves emotional well-being, encourages thoughtful discussion making which enhances productivity, and sends the message that the business cares...
Jun 17, 2022 | New Artwork, News from the studio
June Morning Light, 40 x 20 inches. Pulp painting. Private collection. Recently, I wrote about the importance of selecting the correct size artwork for a room. Here is the perfect example. Just look at how this newly installed painting completes this...
Apr 24, 2022 | Pulp painting
Working on a silkscreen in the very dark and damp basement studio, summer, 10983. I was thrilled to find out my artwork and subsequent career trajectory have been added to the Women’s Studio Workshop web site. What is my connection to this group, let me explain...
Mar 24, 2022 | Tabloid art history
There have been a lot of images of Picasso’s Guernica lately, and sadly for good reason as we see images of bombing raids over Ukrainian cities. As an art history professor, I have been thinking of other paintings that have historically depicted war. Here are...
Sep 10, 2021 | News from the studio
It is not enough for artists to celebrate nature in our art, we need to ensure the materials we use are eco-friendly. The movement to ensure the art materials I use are safe and non-toxic is what propelled me to join North American Hand Papermakers and apply to be a...
Sep 8, 2021 | News from the studio
Like many artists, I am concerned with the impact my materials have on the environment. As much as it is my mission to turn beaten pulp into engaging artwork, it is imperative that the materials I use do not inadvertently harm the natural environment in the process....