Working with elements of design that nature left behind, I collect seashells and marine-life fragments to create small sculptures, abstract assemblies and photographs, which I first presented at a solo exhibition titled, “Come Shell or High Water" for a gallery in NYC. "Finding beauty in that which is broken,” my images and inventions celebrate the specimens I gather - precious moments of design that survived a tumultuous journey. My work relies on the physical labor of hand-collection, the patience of hand-manipulation and the meditative benefits of both. The process by which I search and sort and collect and create is as important as the work that results.
I studied art and psychology at Harvard College and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, before a decades-long career in advertising and motion picture marketing. I also credit a long list of gifted art teachers and inspiring camp counselors, who cultivated my passion for the arts and the act of “making," which continues to influence my art to this day.
Now, deeply immersed in the East End art community, I‘ve presented a PechaKucha at the Parrish Art Museum and conducted Artist Talks for both the Pollock-Krasner House and South Fork Sea Farmers TV, among others. My work appears regularly in group and juried exhibitions with East End Arts, Southampton Artists, the Water Mill Museum, Guild Hall and East End Photographers Group, and as a featured artist at the Shelter Island Historical Society Havens Store. Images and stories about my work have appeared in Southampton and Sag Harbor newspapers, and my photographs and sculptures are in private collections from one end of the country to the other. In one form or another, all my creations are dedicated to the memory of my daughter, Julia, and finding ways to move forward with pieces left behind. For more on my street safety advocacy and arts education support CLICK HERE.
