137th Annual Exhibition

Bird on a Wire acrylic paint on cradled wood panel with collaged papers and pen 12 x 12 The symbolism in my piece involves a bird, a ladder, and a woman. The bird on a wire sitting over the woman represents the tension between freedom and confinement. The thin wire suggests vulnerability. The image of the woman holding flowers suggests vulnerability and beauty. But because she is wearing a hard hat she also represents empowerment which shows beauty and strength coexisting. The ladder is there to show the rising or courage of both the bird and woman to break free. I like using the imagery of ladders in most of my work. In this piece, in combination with the wire, it supports the meaning of the delicate balance in life. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

No Smoking oil on canvas 14 x 14 I don’t have any statement. Artwork should talk by itself. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Leonore acrylic paint and ink on canvas 22 x 18 Leonore Emma Ponton, 1902-1996, my great-grandmother on my father’s side, is a figure I remember only in brief but vivid impressions from childhood. My dad often told us that she had Native ancestry, and as a child, that idea felt both meaningful and mysterious. In a family of light skin and blue eyes, she stood apart—her olive complexion, dark brown eyes, and jet-black hair giving her a presence that felt both striking and quietly powerful. I may never know with certainty the full truth of her heritage, but over time I’ve come to appreciate that identity can live as much in story and feeling as in documented fact. I’m drawn to the symbolism of the oriole, a bird some Native traditions associate with the sun—bright, warm, and full of life. In other cultural interpretations, orioles are seen as messengers, moving between the spiritual and physical worlds. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Life Force acrylic on canvas 22 x 22 Life Force was created during my residency in Ireland. While there, I was struck by how alive the land feels...even the stones. We visited many stone circles and I realized that, for centuries, so many others stood before those same stones...and I felt the connection, the shared life force of us all: the stones, the land, the human beings and the animals... and I felt deeply humbled and grateful. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Life Shield Series: Creation Dance#2 acrylic and cut paper on round canvas 20 x 20 The Life Shield Series are part of my invented universe, they are both tangible and a virtual reality. The shapes were inspired by pictographic images made by many different indigenous peoples but I have taken symbolic shapes and meanings, and transformed them into my own language.   At first, the designs may appear chaotic, but they are not. They are intense meditations, meant to calm the soul.They are receptacles for positive energy. The designs are contained within a circle, a mandala, a protective shield, an armor for life’s journey. My Life Shields are connected to the cosmos and do  have universal meaning. They are spiritual and communicate a life force energy and balance. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Where the quiet begins to speak acrylic on canvas with mixed media on canvas in a floating frame 12 x 12 As women we are taught to be quiet, until now when we must speak up. In a culture that still rewards polished images and fast takes, I’m drawn to making work that honors the in-between—the pauses, the rewrites, the moments when you’re quietly becoming someone new. This painting is part of that exploration: layered, imperfect, and emotionally honest. Beneath soft veils of color and scattered marks, a quiet rhythm gathers courage until the hidden voices of memory rise together and begin to speak. Small bursts of unexpected color build on one another like layers of memory, each mark a gesture of release rather than control. Scribbled lines trace the edges of thoughts that never quite became words, while delicate textures hint at stories just beneath the surface. This is one of two in a series, Unfolding Memories. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Cracking Open acrylic and collage on canvas 14 x 11 Last summer, I broke my arm in an auto accident. I spent a couple of months healing and staying close to home. Slowly, I started emerging back into the world. I wanted to portray the feeling of being broken but ready to leave my protected environment. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Blooming oil on canvas 26 x 26 I have always been neurodivergent, and that created a lot of self-criticism. This is piece, I am showing love to all kids out there that feel outcast, shining light on their face, which bloom into beautiful "human flowers" of sorts. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

When Time Bends acrylic 20 x 24 A moment where past and future soften, folding into a single, living present. Time bends, curves, and gathers, forming a field of motion where opposing directions converge. What appears as forward movement is also a return—a reconfiguration. In this shifting space, transformation is not abrupt but continuous, an unfolding that holds both memory and emergence at once. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Gaia oil on wood panel 23 x 23 "Gaia" is my love letter to the living Earth and the profound realization that she sees through us as much as we see her. While painting this piece, I became obsessed with the idea that the planet is not merely a backdrop for our lives but a conscious, breathing presence. Within the iris, rich forests unfold, rivers bend through the landscape, and butterflies and birds swirl like living thoughts and experiences. The waterfall spilling gently from her lower lid represents the constant flow of life and emotion I feel when immersed in nature—overwhelming, cleansing, and deeply connective. This painting grew from quiet moments when I felt both small and intimately linked to nature around me, as if the Earth were inviting me to remember that my own awareness is part of her vast, ancient presence. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Living Enlightenment I acrylic, oil on canvas 24 x 24 "Living Enlightenment I" emerged from an intuitive line practice. During the drawing process, the artist experienced an intense movement of energy accompanied by a simultaneous feeling of joy and heightened awareness. The resulting composition became a visual record of that moment: layered currents of movement surround a central presence, suggesting the dynamic flow of inner forces while awareness remains awake and quietly playful. This work marks the beginning of the artist’s Living Enlightenment series, an exploration of consciousness within the energetic complexity of human life. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

South Florida oil on canvas 18 x 24 In working on my painting "South Florida," I wanted to express my admiration for the natural beauty of this unique place. The rich diversity of flora and fauna. The bright sunlight. The rain washing the leaves of the tropical trees. The expanses of water and golden sand. The combination of the rich greenery, the sun-drenched houses, and the bright blue sky over the turquoise sea, all of this makes this place for me magically captivating. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Home Front acrylic, ink, graphite, image transfer and thread on canvas 20 x 20 Home Front celebrates the resilience and leadership of women who have endured and sustained their communities through times of conflict and change. Inspired by the Log Cabin quilt pattern, traditionally symbolizing hearth, home, and safe shelter, the work also references the legend of Underground Railroad quilts as emblems of protection and guidance. Torn and reassembled canvas fragments are stitched into a quilt square, paying homage to solidarity, dignity, and strength passed from one generation to the next. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Crater Dreams collage 22 x 18 In this work, I explore the collapse of linear time and the fragile space between memory and imagination, where past, present, and future exist simultaneously. The landscape unfolds as a shifting terrain, with figures suspended within fractured environments, caught between inner states and external forces. I am drawn to moments of instability, as the familiar begins to dissolve. The composition reflects how memory fragments and reassembles experience, creating spaces that feel both intimate and disorienting. The piece develops through a process of collecting and editing found imagery, which is printed, hand-cut, and assembled into layered physical compositions. Through fragmentation and reassembly, I construct environments that merge the real and the imagined, resulting in an archival Vibrachrome print on aluminum that preserves the tactile presence of the hand-cut composition. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Steps to Serenity fiber art 40 x 30 I love photographing and recreating old doors wherever I travel. They are my portals to the world. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Sarasota Circuit digital art on HD Meta 38 x 34 “Sarasota Circuit” explores structure as a responsive system shaped by environment. Rectilinear forms and linear pathways establish a controlled framework, while intersections and extensions suggest continuous movement rather than fixed endpoints. The composition reads as an open circuit—nodes connect, redirect, and adapt without full closure. The work draws from the principles of the Sarasota School of Architecture, including the influence of Paul Rudolph, where modernist structures are defined by light, climate, and spatial flow. The yellow field functions as both ground and illumination, activating surrounding forms and reinforcing a sense of atmosphere rather than containment. Surface weathering and overdrawn marks register time within the system—evidence of adjustment rather than erosion. Color operates as signal, guiding movement through areas of density and release. The result is a system that is ordered, adaptive, and continuously revised. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Who are you? oil, acrylic on canvas 22 x 18 This work explores the fragile boundary between inner identity and external perception. A handwritten phrase within the composition — “The world teaches us to forget ourselves… but who are you?” — becomes a central conceptual element, framing the figure’s introspective state. The fragmented portrait emerges through layers of fluid paint, suggesting a process of self-recognition and reconstruction. The contrast between controlled figurative rendering and uncontrolled, flowing elements reflects the tension between social conditioning and inner truth. Through this work, I examine the act of remembering oneself in a world that imposes self-forgetting through social standards. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.