I’m teaching at Pacific View Art Center. I am an art instructor at Pacific View Art Center in Encinitas, California. I specialize in teaching drawing techniques, sculpture with armature, color theory, and oil painting. I will offer life drawing classes in February 2025 and open sessions without instruction at the new Pacific View Arts Center….
Upcoming events have brought me to teach at Martin Art Classes and Pacific View Art Center, as well as two fair entries and two awards at the fair. I have had a blast getting back into teaching art. I used to be a community education art and exercise instructor at Palomar Community College, but we…
“I will demonstrate how to create an armature for a stuffed toy puppy using basic techniques. As it’s a toy, it doesn’t need to be anatomically perfect. We start by completing a simple armature, then add paper and secure it with tape. After that, we apply clay for more detail and use additional wire for…
Swimming at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas is not just a pastime for me; my office, studio, and laboratory are all rolled into one. While some individuals wear white lab coats and immerse themselves in scientific research, I choose a swimsuit and immerse myself in the ever-changing waters of the Pacific. This daily ritual allows me…
Dreaming someday of creating my public art piece would take the experience I didn’t know would happen right in my backyard. Math instructor from our high school, San Dieguito High School in Encinitas. Class of I received a call from Manuletia Brown, my friend and sculptor artist of twenty-three years. She asked me if I…
Embarking on creating the Scripps Pier painting was a deeply personal and transformative artistic odyssey. The journey was punctuated by countless moments of inspiration drawn from meticulous observations and fueled by collaborative ingenuity. My partnership with a skilled photographer and unwavering support from my husband played pivotal roles in this creative exploration. Scripps Pier Painting…
Browsing through my blog posts, people must grasp who I am—I survive through my art. Almost a year ago, in 2017, on September 8th, I received a diagnosis of Stage ONE Lung Cancer—ADENOCARCINOMA. This silent tumor manifested itself with only a slight cough as a symptom. I am stepping into a new year and embarking…
Multiple Stingrays, by definition, are called Fever, which I am creating in this blog. Creating multiple rays within a single sculpture is a meticulous and labor-intensive process that demands careful planning and the collaborative efforts of many skilled individuals. While the inception of an idea is merely the starting point, bringing that idea to fruition…
The process continues: Making the wax mold, spurring the wax form for the bronze to flow into the ceramic shell, then the molten bronze. After the bronze cools down from 2200 degrees, the time-consuming task of “Chasing” is cleaning up the ceramic, gridding off the shell, sandblasting, grinding, and polishing.
Materials & Technique in Clay I wanted to share the materials and techniques for creating the clay rays. The hours dedicated to refining the texture of the clay have proven to be a worthy investment. At first glance, one might not discern the meticulous effort poured into every inch of the sculpture, particularly in the…
Think about crowdfunding for a public art piece. First thought: create three small rays; their setting will be two swimming alongside each other and the third peeking through the sandy ocean bottom. (My wonderful husband’s idea) What about creating a large version to educate people about the beauty, yet be aware of them; “Do the…