Artist Statement

I believe the primary function of art is to illuminate the human condition.

The bromide is true; we do not live in a vacuum. We live in continual exchange of influence with other people and our environment. I’ve always been fascinated by people, by what they communicate in the movement and expression of their faces and bodies. To help others see what I have seen is the most important thing I can do. I believe this is what artists do.

I suspect I pledged my life to art at a very early age under the influence of beautiful children’s books. My imagination feasted on fairy tales and the worlds I glimpsed through the windows of their illustrations.

In my teens, theatre became my medium of choice. Being more interested in observing than being, I preferred designing over acting. I loved watching the audience react to my work, which an actor cannot do.

The transition from costume design to dollmaking is but a single step, mostly a matter of scale. Plus, I get to design the actors myself. They never complain about having things pinned or glued to their bodies and can hold a pose forever.

While a doll sculpture should portray a specific personality, I believe it should do so in terms of a specific moment in time. My dolls are always doing something, have opinions, are aware.

Career Highlights

I've had dolls exhibited at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, the annual Houston Quilt Festival, and various gallery shows around southeast Texas, from the 1550 Gallery in Somerville to the Center for the Arts & Sciences gallery in Clute.

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Where To Buy

• Artist's website