Photomanipulation nominee

As a product of the Baby-Boomer generation, I found myself surrounded by iconic images of the times. As a child, I enjoyed the Pop Culture of my generation and as an adult, I have become an avid collector of those magical days-gone-by.
For over 25 years I operated my successful ceramics studio, creating hand painted Art-Pottery while raising my small family, doing laundry and feeding the dog! In my down-time, I taught myself photography and began manipulating images to create whimsical scenarios with a timeless quality. I first introduced my Story Prints as a collection of Giclee prints.
I begin my process by photographing textures, people, objects and whatever I need to build my image. I also draw from my extensive collection of 19 century tin type photographs which I have gathered over the past 30 years. I print on Metallic Pearlesence Archival paper to give it that antique, tintype feel.

In the 1990s I was introduced to the emerging art process known as digital printmaking and I began manipulating my photos to create whimsical scenarios. I first introduced my designs as Story Prints. I began to exhibit and in 2016 I was honored to have a solo show at the Dryden Gallery, Providence, RI. I was also invited to The Barrett Gallery show FUNHOUSE: Art Of The Surreal. I participated in The 2016 Las Vegas International Juried Art Competition, where my print All Work And No Play received 1st prize. In 2017 I was accepted to the Women in Art Competition at The Las Laguna Gallery in California. This year I won a 1st Prize from the Open Art Miami International Contemporary Art Competition and my work was featured at Art Basel in Miami. I also have been lucky to be the Featured Artist on SURREALISM.com as well as on Surrealism.co.uk in Great Britain.