The majority of her works are one of a kind, large scale works on paper. She works in a studio in downtown Los Angeles. Prior teaching positions involved all levels of painting, drawing, B and W photography and contemporary art issues. My teaching philosophy comes from my direct and ongoing practice as a professional artist. For me, the most interesting art is always reflective of its own time, open to multiple readings and somewhat on an edge.
Art is a terrific means of unraveling information, questioning and developing a voice or position.
As is the case in all of the arts, art is also a life filled with risk, uncertainty, rejection and, at times, intense competition. As a working artist, I teach to convey the discipline, critical thinking skills,openness to new ideas and plain old hard work that students need in order to formulate their own successful bodies of work, reflecting their own time and place and their own world views. I hope that the work that comes out of my classes is diverse, mature and reflects intense commitment on many different levels. My teaching is positioned within the curricular strengths of both Scripps College with its Core emphasis on women, knowledge and culture within an interdisciplinary context and the Art Department with its commitment to gender equality and to cultural, creative, pedagogical and professional diversity. I believe that what makes our program unique is our sense of community combined with proximity and connections to the Los Angeles art world.