To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

NONCONFORMITY, as the name implies, is a fun piece of reclaimed wood that at its largest is 22 by 38 inches. It is made with acrylic paint using my wapik technique. The charity to which it was donated noted that its unusual evokes joy.

I prefer working on a larger scale, but FLORA is only 9 by 12 inches. Affordable for a happy home.

To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

POSSIBILITIES is about 30 by 45 inches. It began with an odd shaped piece of reclaimed wood, then the colors and design were applied using my wapik technique. An intriguing piece for that perfect work or living space.

To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

SEE ME is a work that was inspired by my exasperation, as a self-taught artist, with navigating the art field, especially since my approach and choice of materials is so unconventional. Paint saturated fabric was applied to a piece of styrofoam, 42 by 48 inches. Found objects like string and rope were added for dimensionality. As can be noted in the close-up below, tiny doll heads struggle for visibility amongst the disarray.  

There are many people today who, for whatever reason, feel they are not viewed for who they truly are. May one of them embrace this piece and realize that they are in fact, seen and appreciated.

To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

DRAGON FIRE, 14 by 18 inches, is acrylic and wax on canvas.

Another donation from my SuGEE^TM collection is CROSSROADS, 28 by 38 inches. Acrylic paint on reclaimed wood with irregular edges give this piece an unconventional flare.

To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

A prime example of my SuGEE^TM collection, ALIGHT (14 inches in diameter) entices with the free-flowing movement of reused Mardi Gras beads.

Another donation from my SuGEE^TM collection is THE PROTECTOR, 15 by 24 inches. Paint saturated fabric was draped and shaped over a piece of discarded wood, further painted with acrylic and wax, adding a protection dragon for good luck.

To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

This non-traditional shape was inspired by the scrap wood reclaimed from a room remodel. It includes found objects and acrylic paint. At its largest dimensions, it is 47 by 32 inches. It looks like LAVA but could just as easily be called ANGRY. Part of my

SuGEE^TM collection. This piece has found its way into a new home, where I hope it brings joy and sparks creativity.

The two companion pieces below are acrylic paint saturated fabric and wax on reclaimed wood. MY KIND OF MAYHEM 12 by 27 inches. on the left and ACROSS THE CHASM 11 by 28 inches on the right.  Both from my SuGEE^TM collection

To provide access to original art for people of modest means, I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. My series Donated chronicles this art that I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring them joy.

Many times the art I create evokes a story, as if the piece is sharing its perspective. For SHIMMER, if the art could speak, here is what it would say:

“I have often dreaded being seen. Not the façade of what I was supposed to be, but the real me. After years of conforming to external expectations, I forgot—or maybe never really learned—who I am. So now I take the leap of faith and shimmer in all my weird and colorful ways, vulnerability be damned!”

Acrylic (including dimensional paint) on reclaimed wood, 11 x 28 inches; part of my SuGEE^TM  collection. This piece has found its way into a new home, where I hope it brings joy and sparks creativity.

CONNECTIONS has also found its way into a new home.  Acrylic on reclaimed wood, 12 by 26 inches; part of my SuGEE^TM collection.

I love the creation of art. As a self taught artist, I did not develop the network nor insights to navigate the art world as learned in a formal art education. To share my work with the world was challenging, even before 2020, despite being in galleries and boutiques, which have all now closed. If there were numerous barriers to showing my work, what were the barriers to actually have someone own and enjoy the work?  I believe that price should not be a barrier to bringing the joy of art into one’s life.

We tend to think of original art as something to see in museums or as investments for the uber-rich. But everyone should be able to be inspired by art in their everyday living spaces. Money should not be an obstacle. So, this is why I donate work to charities to sell in their resale shops. This provides access to people of modest means, while benefiting the charity’s outreach efforts to those in need.

Of course, I need to sell work, too. And I have no illusions of being able to sustain a comfortable living without contributions from other means. But I wish to remove myself from the center of the work—it is about you, the viewer, having access, in person, able to see and touch it, on demand. So one thing I will be sharing with you is my series Donated—presenting the art I hope will grace the walls of the everyday person and bring joy to them and the world.

These pieces, BROKEN PROMISE (12 x 41 inches) and KEPT PROMISE (12 x 46 inches) began with pieces of reclaimed wood. Then the colors and design were applied using my wapik technique.