A maze of different artwork - oil and acrylic paintings and glass sculptures and jewelry made from the remnants of my home destroyed in the Cedar Fire that swept through San Diego County in October 2003. Its amazing what the fire created, as you will see.
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 | | Fireworks was made by natures kiln in a fire which destroyed over 2,500 homes in San Diego County in October 2004. My home was one of them. |
 | | All the jewelry on these pages were made with remnants taken from our fire debris. Very striking and unusual jewelry. Made with sterling silver and gold filled wire |
 | | BIG! Modern, abstract quality oil and acrylic paintings on canvas and board. |
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San Diego, CA 92128 United States
| I've been painting in oils and acrylics for almost 40 years now. My newest paintings are heavily textured giving the illusion of movement as you walk past. The texturing makes one want to 'reach out and touch' it - making it interactive with the viewer.
I also work in polymer clay, papier mache, and glass. The glasswork was quite unexpected. My home burned down in the Cedar Fire in October, 2003 and in the debris I found a beautiful piece of glass and collected it and more. I have cleaned, acidewashed, coated and mounted them and the results are breathtaking. I could see many things as I worked with the metal and glass, fish, steer head, flowers, etc. I tried to keep them as 'natural' as possible, as most are a single piece of glass or other debris, cleaned, coated and mounted. I have a few that are combined to make a more dramatic and beautiful sculpture. Some are mounted on pieces of my garden wall that went through the fire. Others are mounted on pieces of marble and mirror. Each is unusual, unique and... |
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