What's been happening in 2024

As I continue my investigations into using sustainable art materials--natural pigments and dyes, recycled and organic fibers--and the grounding in nature that gives me respite, and inspiration, not to mention plantlife, I've also been sharing the work that has come out of this in a few area exhibits.

Those exhibits include, in the beginning of the year, at VisArts, showing the results of an eight-month collaboration with other artists to measure the carbon footprint of our art; and at McLean Project for the Arts in, showcasing a longer timeframe of my work with an environmental theme. And later exhibiting in the Spring at DC Arts Center, with fiber work using natural pigments and dyes.

I thoroughly enjoyed my two weeks this summer at Penland School of Craft to study with Graham Keegan who generously shared his deep knowledge and techniques of printing with natural dyes on fiber.

As we head into Fall, I will spending a few idyllic weeks at an artist residency at Virginia Center for Creative Arts, a new location, a new ecosystem for investigation!

East City Art Reviews- Moving Beyond Beauty: Reverence and Reclamation, at McLean Project for the Arts.
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In the galleries: How artists leave a carbon footprint
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In the galleries: Defining our roots as a pathway to introspection
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