Ab ovo (Latin: "from the beginning, the origin, the egg")
Haptic (Greek: to touch)
Haptic technology has made it possible to investigate how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of carefully controlled haptic virtual objects. -Wikipedia
The title of this video piece , Ab Ovo: The Haptic Start, 2014, refers to the duality and condition of our species, the environment, and our exponential growing relationship and interaction with technology.
Ab Ovo, the painting has been sold.
The making of Ab Ovo, cut to sounds of animals and a family holiday meal.
“Ab Ovo” oil, glass beads, reflective paint, spray paint, gel transfers on canvas
“Dance with Orange” exhibit at University of Rhode Island July 3-27, 2023
Urban Arts & Culture Program and The National Association of Women Artists Massachusetts
“RoundUp® Your Young II” acrylic, gel transfer on canvas
“Rest Stop” oil on canvas
“Ray Kurzweil’s Transcendent Man” oil on canvas
“Art in Orange” oil on canvas
NAWAMA- “We are not women; we are gods” - Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
June 12 - August 14, 2023
“Transit”
24” x 48”
oil, gel transfer, charcoal, block print on canvas
“Title X”
Acrylic and gel transfer on board, hinged polyptych
NAWAMA: We’ve Been Around Forever - Cotuit Center for the Arts
May 6 — Jun 11, 2023
https://artsonthecape.org/explore/nawama-weve-been-around-forever
Knossos Bee Goddess
47” x 54” charcoal, gold foil, gel transfer, acrylic on canvas
Grace Hopper: Man of the Year
Silkscreen, found objects on antique hickory
68” x 24”
133rd Annual NAWA Members Exhibition
ONE ART SPACE
23 Warren Street (Tribeca), New York, NY 10007“Circular Economy”, 2022
“Circular Economy” digital photography 2022
My message within this composite, highlights my experience as a wildlife photographer during a month-long safari in Kenya. While I found joy and satisfaction in seeing the "Big Five" up close and roaming free, I also witnessed the chilling and sad sight of a deceased elephant calf. The next day, I returned to the area to find the carcass surrounded by vultures and that it had quickly been consumed, showcasing the efficiency of nature's Circular Economy. My photos of the event were not meant to exploit the premature death but to bear witness to this natural process.
I draw attention to the issue of plastic waste, specifically the Coca-Cola Company's production of over 100 billion plastic bottles using 300 billion liters of water per year. While the company promotes a Circular Economy and a World Without Waste by 2030, experts criticize this goal as greenwashing. In reality, Coke fights against proven means to combat plastic pollution, making them the "the elephant in the room."
Anthropocene Totem, seen again!
Piano Craft Factory, Boston
An·thro·po·cene
/ˈanTHrəpəˌsēn/
adjective: Anthropocene
relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
"we've become a major force of nature in this new Anthropocene epoch"
“Anthropocene Totem” assemblage
The totem I created is a statement on the impact of plastic waste on our environment. By filling it with plastic and objects collected from my favorite stretch of beach on Cape Cod, I have created a tangible representation of the issue. The wing feathers, made of silk with image transfers of our oceans' plastic vortexes and the contents from dead seabirds' stomachs, further highlight the devastating effects of plastic pollution on our planet. The fact that over 90% of the Earth's seabirds contain plastic makes this totem a poignant symbol of the Anthropocene epoch, where human activity has had a significant impact on the Earth's ecosystems.
My assemblages are focused on what archeologist Marija Gimbutas called the language of the goddess. The many Paleolithic and Neolithic symbols discovered on artifacts from a European prehistoric culture that was female-centered, peaceful and egalitarian. My hope is that we will return to our own version of that ancient time when society revered women, animals and the environment.
NAWAMA Radar exhibit, 100 Federal Street, Boston
Winner of the Judith Cantor Memorial Award - Mixed Media & Collage
131st Annual Member Exhibition National Association of Women Artists 2020
“Title X” 2018
Polyptych: Acrylic, paper, gel transfer on wood wood panels
As well as being shown in NYC this piece was also part of the exhibit — December 2018 - Hess Gallery - Pine Manor College, “Title X” . Turning back the hands of time on health care resources for women with a stroke of a pen by politicians.The exhibit, The Personal is Political, includes more than 20 members of Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Women Artists who have created paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints on themes of feminism and empowerment.
NAWA Members Annual Exhibition 2017
“Chicago Jane” assemblage filled with women’s reproductive health paraphernalia
Chicago Jane is a response to the belief that all people should have personal control over their reproductive health and decisions. This figure is comprised of a bull's head - which Marija Gimbutas suggests was believed millennia ago to represent the uterus and fallopian tubes, the cloak is covered with ancient to contemporary images depicting the lineage of female health care, icons and markings, an interior stuffed with reproductive pharmaceutical paraphernalia that has been stuffed away from the reach of women in need hidden behind a religious and political cloak, and lastly hooves represented by stirrups from a 1970's OB/GYN exam table. The title of the piece is in homage to The Jane Collective or Jane, officially known as the Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation, which was an underground service in Chicago, Illinois that operated from 1969 to 1973, a time when abortion was illegal in most of the United States. On June 24, 2022 The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that established a constitutional right to access legal abortion.
129th National Association of Women Artists annual member’s exhibition NAWA gallery, NYC 2018
“Roundup® Your Young” 2018
Assemblage 60”H x 30W x 23D
Inspired by the ancient bee goddess found engraved on onyx, Knossos Crete, c. 1500 BC — this assemblage attempts to raise awareness on the harmful effects herbicides have on nature and ourselves. Glyphosate (found in Roundup®) is widely used in agriculture and gardens. The effects it is having on bees especially the honeybee is critical and the link between glyphosate and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, can no longer be ignored. “Roundup® Your Young” is a call to arms on behalf of the bee and ourselves. Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, mass produce these harmful chemicals and market them with little warning. Tons are sprayed on our agriculture annually and consumers in search for that lush green lawn have aisles of herbicides displayed prominently in every Lowes and Home depot across the country.
Shown in 2018 at the 129th National Association of Women Artists annual member’s exhibition NAWA pop-up gallery, NYC
“An·thro·po·cene
/ˈanTHrəpəˌsēn/
adjective: Anthropocene
relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
”we’ve become a major force of nature in this new Anthropocene epoch””
“Anthropocene Totem” , 2019
Assemblage: plastic, glass, silk, transfers, feathers
I filled the totem with plastic and objects I found on my favorite stretch of beach on Cape Cod. The wing feathers are made of silk with image transfers of our oceans plastic vortexes and the contents from dead seabirds stomachs. It is estimated that over 90% of the Earth’s seabirds contain plastic. Thus, this totem is a representative of the Anthropocene epoch.
“S/He” exhibit by NAWAMA at the Atlantic Wharf Gallery, 280 Congress St, Boston, MA
Monday, January 20, 2020 - Saturday, April 4, 2020 - exhibit extended ONLINE STORE
“Queen” 2019
22x29” printed on glass
Digital image capture 25-second long exposure light painting
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Seaport | Front, Atrium and Harbor Park Gallery
‘HUE·MAN·IZE' reveals love in woman's unconquerable mind. We provoke man, air, earth, and skies while adding hues of light, color that shape the unmoving 'HUE·MAN'. A steadfast face with caring, sightless eyes--we are the change.
“Wonder love” 2018
22x29” printed on glass
Digital capture, light painting long exposure photograph
Juried exhibit by National Association of Women Artist entitled “Photography (Light & Lens)” on view September 11 - October 2, 2019 NAWA Gallery: 315 West 39th Street, Suite 508 New York, NY
“Moon Face” light painting long exposure photograph 2019
“Moon Lady” light painting long exposure photography 2019
“Venus and Moon.” Collage/Mixed Media/Digital (The Art of Layering) exhibit hosted by National Association of Women Artists - NAWA Gallery 315 W 39th St, Suite 508, New York, NY 10018
This artwork is a layered digital image that showcases the my fascination with the night sky and archeological finds related to matrilineal societies. I captured the Venus of Willendorf, a well-known prehistoric Venus figurine estimated to have been made around 25,000–30,000 years ago, at the Museum of Natural History in Vienna on New Year's Eve.
Then, on January 21, 2019, using an 800mm lens, I shot the Super Blood Moon full lunar eclipse, with each stage of the eclipse spelling out "MOON" (plus the period) in the composition. I elevated the Venus of Willendorf to emphasize the significance of the female cycle and the ancient reverence of women in matrilineal societies.
“Venus and Moon.” 2019
Digital photographs
Winchester Artist’s Network “Art in August”
“Cormorant” 2019
“Buddha with Blue Light”
Along with other members of WAN (Winchester Artist Network) I’m showing “Buddha with Blue Light” at the Winchester Public Library 80 Washington Street Winchester, MA
This digital print is part of my on-going work with Light-Painting photography. For years I have been experimenting with long shutter speeds and the movement of various light sources to create a single frame of layered light and subject. I use the light source as a painting tool during the long exposure. Check out some other pieces I’ve done at this link using this technique here:
“My paintings incorporate oil, acrylic, aerosol, image transfer, papers and charcoal. The symbolism within harken the ancient wisdom of a society that protects and reveres women, animals and nature.”
“This commissioned work motions to depict the thin line law officers must walk to maintain order within a culture of rapidly growing chaos fueled by fear, violence, terrorism, guns, drugs and racism.”
