I am a senior, queer, neurodivergent, disabled transmedia artist, living with extremely low-income and housing instability in Olympia, WA.

My education began in the 1990s and continued into my 40s. It was self-directed and varied, influenced by my struggle with undiagnosed learning disabilities. I attended more than seven universities and studied at the Pratt Fine Art Center, the San Francisco Art Institute (under Jay Rosenblat/Tony Labat), and Evergreen State University (under Ruth Hayes). In 2009, I received my B.A from Evergreen.

My practice is process-based in a myriad of mediums, driven by concept. Critical thinking and research inform the method, while the nature of the material is experimented and explored. My initial media was (film) photography, then filmmaking, ceramics, metal, paint, and paper. My work often includes found objects/film. Reflected in my art are two significant premonitions. In 1995 I painted myself with my leg severed. Eight years later I was re-learning to walk after having my right leg amputated. My prosthesis has influenced my interest in adaptation and regeneration. The second premonition is evident in most of my art; fear of homelessness.

During the pandemic, I immersed myself in the lush forests of the PNW, listening to the birds while hunting moss, lichen, & mycelium. Nature’s regenerative spirit inspires my current work and gives me hope for the future. As in nature, adaptation is paramount to our own survival. The natural world continues to inspire beauty and wonder in my art, as I persist in asking the pertinent questions.


My body is my first home. As a 62-year-old neurodivergent person living with housing instability, my artistic practice is informed by the PNW, Disability Justice, loss/grief, Housing Justice, and the relationship of the body to climate/nature in the external world. My new work explores the body's symbiotic relationship with the natural world through two multi-layered projects: The Prosthetic Housing Project and The Acoustical Properties of Clouds.

My professional experience in art began with film photography, and my move to Seattle (1989). The clouds were the impetus in moving here, because of my interest in photography. The PNW clouds are like soft-boxes that balance the light so that our eyes can see the subtle nuance in everything around us.

The Acoustical Properties of Clouds, Series 1: This first series of photographs is a visualization of the continuous, recurring rhythm made by sound and movement. The sound sampling clip (via sound bars) are printed over the photo of clouds, creating water droplets that stream down the paper in blues and greens, watercolor and ink. The pure joy of the sampled music (All Is Full of Love by Bjork) is an interpretation of hope and healing after loss. Eventually, this will become a multi-sensory installation.

Although I’m still not in a long-term home, I’ve turned my attention to the ephemeral nature of life. From the ground below my feet to the sky above me, I’m watching the clouds move in synchronicity with me, wherever I am.