My childhood in southwest Michigan was full of scales, feathers and fur. Raised on forty acres by back-to-the-land parents, I spent hours exploring the woods and fields around my home. Nature is still my inspiration, connecting me to the rhythms that have measured out life for generations. I wish to express the extraordinary in the ordinary and capture the suspended moment when life is sensed directly.

I am a printmaker working primarily in the relief methods of woodblock and linocut. This involves:

1. carving the wood or linoleum block with gouges to create a printing plate.
2. applying a thin layer of ink to the block with a roller or brayer
3. transferring ink to paper using the pressure of a hand operated printing press.

Printing layer upon layer of transparent and opaque inks using one or several printing plates results in a multiple color image.

From start to finish a print can be a process, a puzzle and a passion!