Reliquary: Bones, Memories and Mundane Resurrections

Can you believe it's 2022? Looking back on the past year, I'm very grateful. Especially in a pandemic, when travel, cultural experiences and social gatherings are curtailed, it's been a blessing to live close to nature, surrounded by big sky, clouds, birds, majestic cedars, and fir trees. I walk the beaches of Discovery Bay nearly every day; my pockets are seldom empty as I return.

This New Year offers a moment to look back across a longer span. In 2012, a decade ago, I worked hard to finish many pieces for my first solo exhibition. Art Studio Gallery owner Art Grice invited me to fill his 1800 sq ft gallery located on Bainbridge Island, WA. The exhibition included an installation that replicated some of my studio: works-in-progress plucked from my workbench. Drawers filled with organized collections: bleached bones, toys, rusted metal parts, discarded electrical wiring, beach wood. The month-long show was well-attended, and we were pleased when 8 pieces were sold to collectors. I'm so grateful to Art Grice for his encouraging friendship, expert photographic skills documenting the works, and all of his efforts to make the show a success.

In 2022, my heart longs for more time in my studio. I also intend to share my space with you - intriguingly strange collections and works-in-progress - via Instagram. If anything grabs your imagination, please reach out via the contact page. Here's to making creative beauty in 2022!

The entry to the exhibition featured a mini-studio experience, with several found objects collections

Completed assemblages hang behind a few collections: toys found in attics and on beaches

The postcard for the show "Reliquary: Bones, Memories and Mundane Resurrections"