the artist at her nature-themed 8th birthday party
I made my first paper dolls when I was eight years old so I probably shouldn’t be surprised that I’m making them again now. I am continually amazed to find myself creating quirkily beautiful art, and even more surprised that it can make a person I’ve never met smile. I took a circuitous path to get here, training in costume design and then working as a do-gooder lawyer. I should have known that I’d end up back in art when I was the only one at my law school graduation wearing a handmade dress.
My work is inspired by my varied background, my obsession with historical fashion and my experience with the power of clothes to transform the wearer into whomever she wants to be. That lesson comes from my time in theatrical design…and the fact that I am petite and non-threatening but when I walked into court in a suit people magically listened to me.
Now that I’ve made the transition back to art, I’m incredibly happy spending my days painting in my studio with my dog and baby as my only coworkers.