I started as a basketmaker, delighted by the idea of containing space as well as things gathered. Soon I started to make odd shaped vessels that could contain nothing other than one's imagination.

Tango, 2004, reed, pigments and metal, approx. 36" tall ea.

Intrigued, I learned papermaking and now add it to my vessels as a skin, indulging in my love of collage. Bees wax, gauze, plaster and pigments found their way into my work.

This led to another evolution - rigid woven figurative forms with collage surfaces - then groupings of figures to create some kind of story, sometimes with found objects included. Now, handmade books and assemblages are my latest passion and the journey continues.