Night Vision Dahlia Cast Glass Dahlia on Oil Painted Canvas Covered Wood Board 48 by 36 inches I enjoy photographing my garden at night using my camera’s night vision setting. It is fascinating combining technology and art, changing the way we see the world and each other. Technology allows me to see things we are…
Chained Heart 2019 Cast Glass on oil painting. Canvas covered wood board. I use glass as a material to create meaningful works of art. Love is very complex, so many strings. I toyed with the idea of heartstrings. expressing all the attachments in our lives. I experimented sculpting clay strings envisioning how to portray connections.…
Night Shot Dahlia 2018 16 by 20 inches Oil Painting with photography and Pate de Verre cast glass on a wood board. I always love collages, the ability to combine materials creating something completely new. In this piece, painting along with my love of photography and glass. Gardening is also be a part of this…
Hummingbirds 2019 10 by 8 Inches One of the most interesting visitors to my feeders are hummingbirds. Nature creates many unique creatures each with a purpose for the planet. I am amazed how they return around the same time each year using their internal clocks. Even before I put out my feeder in the spring…
Pearl Fryar Portrait Commission Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Massachusetts 2019 36 by 28 Inches I was thrilled to receive the opportunity and commission to create a portrait of Pearl Fryar topiary master. I decided to approach my first oil portrait having cast glass as Pearl would, –with enthusiasm, and determination as Pearl say’s to “write…
Daphnis and Chloe Tribute to Chagall 2018 48 by 36 inches A local museum inherited a Chagall print called “Daphnis and Chloe”. The print was an interpretation of the ancient Greek story of Daphnis and Chloe, two lovers similar to Romeo and Juliet. I was asked to create an interpretation of the Chagall print and…
Blowing in the Wind 2016 18 by 24 Inches As so many people are, I am inspired by popular music. Music inspires art and art inspires music. A fan of Peter Paul and Mary since the 1960’s, I remember the days that inspired the hit song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 “Blowing in the…
The Dawns Early Light 2016 24 by 24 Inches I had visited the Corning Museum of Glass famous Carder room. In the 1930’s Frederick Carder created a war memorial for the fallen in world war one. It resides today in the Corning, New York Library. Living in New England there are many war memorials throughout…
The Road 2012 14 by 16 Inches Glass elements surround the painting I think about our movements on earth and all creatures that move above us in the sky. As we are all running and moving, birds are always flying above. In my painting the road curves off into the unknown, one part of the…
Mermaid Necklace Adornment Series End to End 41 inches I am a beachcomber. I especially look for sea glass and shells with natural holes. Over the years I have carefully selected natural shells with holes. I think of early man walking the same beaches and finding shells to use as adornments. I like to mix…
Mermaid Necklace and Stand Adornment Series End to End 41 inches I am a beachcomber. I especially look for sea glass and shells with natural holes. Over the years I have carefully selected natural shells with holes. I think of early man walking the same beaches and finding shells to use as adornments. I like…
Over My Heart 2019 A necklace made of three Pate de Verre glass hearts, two having the impressed and painted words LOVE. All having milifiori glass canes. One with a flameworked ladybug. The necklace having sterling silver paperclip design links with a sterling leaf closure. The necklace is to be worn over the heart to…
One Day at a Time Words Matter Series 2019 One, 3/4 inch, Day at, 2 inches, A Time, 2 inches One day at a time means different things to different people. The truth is we can all only live one day at a time. Its when we try to live our lives in advance of…
Give Us This Day 2019 Part of the “Words Matter” Series 3 inches long Hopefully we all have what we need in our day. Each new day we have an opportunity to start again and do something good in the world. We hope for another chance to make a difference. Wearing this necklace reminds us…
Breathe 2019 2 1/4 inches long Part of the “Words Matter” series, Breathing is an important part of the Yoga practice and in our life today we are all holding our breaths way too long. The Breathe necklace reminds us, and those who see it to take a moment to pause and breathe. Sometimes a…
Knit Heart 2019 2 inches across Knitting has always been popular. I especially love the idea of making blankets, gloves and scarves. Things that keep people warm. I always feel loved when someone gives me something they knitted to keep me warm. I was trying to create a necklace using Pate de Verre cast glass…
It is always great to see how the work looks in a home. The two works offered for sale are “The Cloud of all Knowing” and “Through the Storm”
Origine, 42 inches by 36 inches Enameled painting on glass, photographs, black ink and oil paint on wood cradle board. My collage “Origine” depicts an ancient story, deconstructed over time, as it assimilated into modern culture. The ancient fable of “Daphnis and Chloe” is retold in a timeline from top to base. Inspired by…
Snap Shot “Purple Dahlia” Cast glass, black and white photography on wood cradle board 9 inches by 12 inches One of my favorite Dahlias is the purple Dahlia. I have painted it many times in my watercolors. This “Snap Shot” Dahlia is created from one of my photographs. I am always amazed seeing the intricate…
Debbie with her Dahlias Here I am with Dahlia’s grown in my garden. I start them from roots, it takes about four months to see results. It’s amazing how such a glorious flower emerges from such a small root planted into the ground. This is the start of the process.
