Upon return from travels abroad, I was inspired to create artwork derived from life experiences. All artwork is my own originals. I hand draw the artwork and hand carve it on clay to combine it with my own poetry. I have many different collections combining my art and poetry. I have an ancient tree collection where I recognize trees that live to be 1,000+ yrs old, with my scientific sketches. A yoga collection combining my pencil drawings of silhouettes of the human form. A wildflower collection, with my scientific renditions of native wildflowers. New this year are my full poems on clay. I've been hand pressing my poetry into clay and hand carving in artwork to go with the poems. Some artwork I finish with found wood and other artwork I finish in my solid oak frames. Frames I handmake in a craftsman, mortise & tenon style using no nails or screws to build the frames. Each piece is original, hand made by me. All work is minimalist yet meaningful.

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