BIOGRAPHY

I still remember the first time I smelled real modeling clay. I was in first grade and a local artist who had been invited to visit my class handed each of us a bit of the grey stuff to work with. The moment I handled it and breathed its earthy smell, it felt natural and familiar, like something from another life. Then and there at the age of six, my love affair with the medium of sculpture began.

During my childhood, my mother indulged my urge to sculpt with a set of carving tools, a four-pound bag of red non-firing clay each year, and some excellent anatomy books, hoping that a familiarity with the human form would catalyze a desire for a medical career. During my teen years, I continued to teach myself, refining my art and developing my skill; as I suffered from the chronic asthma and hypoglycemia that nearly took my life on several occasions, my mind turned inward away from the physical world to the realms of my imagination, which fed my art.

After regaining my health, achieving a BFA in creative writing, and undertaking a few years of teaching, I ultimately decided to follow my true joy and become a professional sculptor. I settled on ten rural acres with my husband, where I designed my dream house and studio in the countryside a few hours drive from all the major cities of southern Ontario. I never did enter the medical field, but realistic figurative sculpture in the classical tradition has been a constant in my life. Now I offer to share my work with you.

My work is exhibited in private collections in the United States (New York City, NJ) and throughout Ontario.

My Artistic Philosophy

The Sculpting Process