Artist Statement:
Being an artist is not something you can force. Finding your "voice" is not something one conjures up out of the ether. Knowing you are an artist is a sensation, a way of being on this earth that is clear and profound and always with you. Patience and trust are what I needed for things to come together almost 50 years after I knew I wanted to be an artist. Gourds are the magical element that showed me I could "sing". I see the beautiful shapes of gourds as nature's sculpture, then I continue the thought and sometimes redirect it. Cultures from Japan to Africa, other art from fabric to glass, and nature's detritus (seed pods, bones, twigs,and pebbles to name a few) are all part of my inspiration. The gourd's form and surface, nature's leftovers, and my imagination coalesce to bring the lowly gourd to a state of exquisite beauty. And in the process I, too, am enriched beyond my dreams. It is often on the edges of my dreams that many of my ideas begin. Life is lived in relationships and their changing configurations. Some of my recent creations are part of an ongoing exploration of this variable dynamic. My creative process is long and full of obstacles. It is very detailed and I experience and almost meditative contentment as I work. I love gourds and I love how they have changed my life.''

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