My earliest years were spent on a farm in New Hampshire, where my love for nature, especially for all forms of plant life, began. Although I studied for a career in art at the University of Arizona and at Northern Arizona University, I chose instead to work in landscape design while also studying to be Master Gardener. These separate stands were brought together when I discovered the gourd’s potential as unique canvas for my creative vision. Having grown my own gourds from seeds and preparing them after harvest, they represent to me the development of a living thing into a work of art through the application of special processes and materials. They are, in short a union of art and nature.  

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"Gourd Teapot"
Mixed Media
4"

"Gourd with Bamboo Handle"
Mixed Media
6"

"Gourd with Reed Handle"
Mixed Media
6"

"Gourd"
Mixed Media
5"