Artist Satement
My fifth grade teacher once told me, “Don’t do what you see others do. Do what you can imagine.” And I imagine we, as artists, can change the world, if only for the short time someone sees our work and likes what he sees. It’s certainly changed mine.
To my art league friends I’m probably known as the member who does – everything! If I can imagine myself doing it, I try. So, I took batik lessons from Art league of Germantown (ALOG) member Dikki Van Helsland and loved every minute. Then I went on to more fun from ALOG members: oil painting with Lynne Oakes, watercolor with Simi Bhandari, stained glass with Fran Asbeck, and oriental brush stroke painting with Kay Stratman. And during these forays into visual art, I also imagined myself as a writer and wrote and had 13 novels, several short stories, and poetry published.
Then I saw my first beaded necklace and I found myself in a world of little glass wonders. They’ve been my passion ever since. I create and create and create, and still the ideas keep churning. So, now (including writing, painting in oils, acrylics and watercolors), I produce one-of-a-kind beaded jewelry. And recently I’ve begun bead embroidery and sculpture. My carpet is becoming crunchy under foot, but my beadwork is getting more imaginative, and my life is further enriched by the experience of imagining. Thank you, Mrs. Gilbride.
"Leaves" Water Color
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