What I'm working on now...
As you can see from the message above, I am working on the Leaving the Fold art exhibit. It is such a rewarding project and I can't wait to show the work our artists have created.
I am in an art residency at my sister's house in southern Oregon, where I am getting ready for my second solo show. The show is going to be at the Deschutes Gallery at Rogue Valley Manor in Medford, Oregon, from August 5th-27th. I will share images from the exhibit after it closes. I look forward to sharing what has come from a renewed sense of experimentation, wonder and creation.
This current body of work marks a shift in my art practice toward exploration and experimentation as I work with natural handmade inks, dyed papers, calligraphy and collage. Using these materials, I intuitively create work that explores letterforms, mandalas, texture, color, text and composition. My previous work from the last four years served as a form of art therapy during a painful season of divorce, religious deconstruction and the unraveling of identity. Emerging from that difficult time and into healing, I have rediscovered the joy of creating out of wonder, play, curiosity and trust in the creative process. This collection reflects my path of redefining myself in midlife and my curiosity about what comes next.
Announcing my second
Solo Art Show
August 5-27, 2026
Deschutes Gallery
Rogue Valley Manor
1200 Mira Mar Avenue
Medford, Oregon. 97504
This current body of work marks a shift in my art practice toward exploration and experimentation as I work with natural handmade inks, dyed papers, calligraphy and collage. Using these materials, I intuitively create work that explores letterforms, mandalas, texture, color, text and composition. My previous work from the last four years served as a form of art therapy during a painful season of divorce, religious deconstruction and the unraveling of identity. Emerging from that difficult time and into healing, I have rediscovered the joy of creating out of wonder, play, curiosity and trust in the creative process. This collection reflects my path of redefining myself in midlife and my curiosity about what comes next.
The images to the left give a look into what I'm exploring and creating!
Taking Off the Armor
“I am so frustrated, sad, angry, pained, upset, fragile, confused at my church. I am agitated. Spiritually agitated. I don't know what to do. I don’t trust myself to know things spiritually independently outside of my church context. The crappy shit the leaders say, the policies, the hurt, the shame, How much longer can I hold on to the church, being so conflicted and confused by it? How much anguish can I handle? What does God want me to do? Is He listening? Does He understand my pain and confusion? What am I to do?” I wrote those words on September 10, 2021.
That text is the first paragraph of Taking Off the Armor, my Substack newsletter about my spiritual and religious unraveling. Many of the art pieces from my current collection are about that part of my life.
