My work is created with strips of recycled paper collected from magazines, flyers and papers found in my daily life. I am intrigued with the colors and textures in everyday printed matter. Coiling is a very tedious and time-consuming process, it takes countless hours to roll enough strips of magazine pages into coils to create anything of substance. It is an intuitive and ongoing visual experiment.

Each piece begins with a fleeting idea that comes by chance. My mindset is programed to think paper, circular coils and the natural evolution of the product used. Like a puzzle, the composition evolves one piece at a time. I continue to cut, roll and otherwise manipulate possible elements, making decisions about what works and what is needed next to complete the composition, balance, movement, and growth.

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Pampa VII - 63" x 18” x 12”

White card stock and blue print privacy envelope rings with thermal receipt paper buds on a willow and paper mâché structure

Pods I and IV 10" pods with raffia

Crafted from paper maché pods, their bulbous forms are wrapped in concentric paper quills and paper cones; like the tight spiral of growth rings or the eyes of ancient coral. Within, they hold the detritus of consumption: tiny fragments of plastic and packaging, reimagined not as waste, but as core and seed, as if even refuse can germinate into meaning.

Their crowns spill over in a wild, straw-like cascade; recycled raffia gifted by a local business, evoking the tangled roots of a sprouting plant or the soft waving arms of a sea anemone. Earth and ocean meet here in form and feeling.

Anemone VI and X side by side

Anemone VI and X are captivating sculptures meticulously crafted from recycled materials, embodying a harmonious blend of nature and artistry. Standing tall with organic silhouettes, each piece is composed of innumerable hand-rolled rings of card-stock, thoughtfully arranged in varying diameters. This meticulous construction results in a honeycomb-like texture that lends both depth and a tactile richness to the surface.

The sculptures’ upper sections gracefully transition into clusters of smaller rolls made from privacy envelope paper, evoking the delicate intricacy of seeds poised for growth. Atop these, bushels of slender tentacles extend outward, fashioned from meticulously hand-rolled patterned paper cords. These paper-like tendrils fan gracefully, reminiscent of withered petals or the gentle sway of sea anemone arms beneath the ocean’s surface.

Together, these elements create a mesmerizing interplay between the natural and the otherworldly, seamlessly merging marine aesthetics with botanical motifs. Beyond their visual allure, Anemone VI and X emphasize sustainability, transforming everyday materials through careful craftsmanship into evocative works of art that celebrate renewal and the beauty of the repurposed.

Anemone X - 24" x 10" x 6"

Anemone X - is a striking piece crafted from recycled materials. It features a tall, organic form built from countless hand-rolled rings of cardstock arranged in varying diameters, creating a honeycomb-like surface that gives the piece texture and depth. The upper portion transitions into a cluster of tightly packed, smaller rolls made from privacy envelope paper, resembling delicate seeds. Emerging from the top are dried, crumpled, paper-like elements, fanning outward like withered petals or sea anemone tendrils. The overall effect is both natural and otherworldly, blending the aesthetics of marine life with botanical forms, while also emphasizing sustainability and transformation of everyday materials into art.

Squid endoskeleton

salvaged paper and piano strings

Pods III & VI

Pod IV - 26” x 10" x 10”

Recycled paper spore with salvaged raffia and magazine cones, tentacles and domes

Pod VI - 12" x 10" x 5"

Recycled patter paper pod with same paper cord and purple book paper seeds

Pod V - 12” x 10” x 5”

Recycled pattern paper pod with same paper cord and purple edged book paper seeds

Kelp - 44" x 5” x .5”

Recycled Piano strings with paper cord and monochromatic magazine buds

Anemone VIII - 18” x 14” x 10”

Recycled black and white magazine paper with paper cord

Jelly - 36" x 10” x 6”

Monochromatic magazine paper quills with colorful seed structure and recycled guitar antennae

Pod III - 10” x 9” x 3”

Recycled patter paper pod with same paper cord and book paper seeds

Anemone IX - 24” x 11” x 10”

Recycled heavy paper rings on pattern paper shell with paper cord and colorful buds

Pampa Grass

Willow branches & Paper Mâchè structure with salvged raffia weave used for packing at a mass store

Anemone VII

willow branches & paper mâché structure filled with non perishable trash to save it from ending up in the landfill. Covered with paper circles I made out of salvaged and recycled privacy envelopes, the ones that come in the mail with bills even when you sign up for online payments. I completed with seeds made with white seeds, topped with a floral crown I made out of recycled plastic straw protective paper sleeves I have collected from others through the years to resemble the antennae of anemones and painted the top part of the anemone fade to black

Anemone VI

willow branches & paper mâché structure filled with non perishable trash to save it from ending up in the landfill. Covered with paper circles I made out of salvaged and recycled heavy paper and light card stock. Completed with seeds made with privacy envelope paper seeds and topped with a floral crown I made out of recycled pattern paper collected through the years, they resemble the antennae of anemones Waiting for this moment of inspiration. I feel I t was worth the wait. Every sculpture I make is worth the wait for inspiration…

Anemone V

wire & paper mâché structure filled with non perishable trash to save it from ending up in the landfill. Covered in New Yorker magazine paper and envelope seeds. This sculpture took me about 12 days to assemble; I used the left over monochromatic paper coils, quills and so on from all my previous pieces but had to make most of the seeds in real time. The top is made of short strands of paper cord I made out of recycled pattern paper.

Pampa 2

recycled gift tissue paper maché and willow structure with magazine buds

Coral XXXV - 64” x 11” x 11”

White magazine quills with envelope seeds and colorful paper buds on a willow and paper mâché structure

Coral XXXIV

recycled New Yorker Magazine quills with thermal receipt paper tentacles & privacy envelope seeds on a recycled gift tissue paper maché and willow branch structure

Coral XXXIII - 63" x 17" x 14"

Mix Media Assemblage Sculpture

Willow branches, Paper Mâchè & non perishable waste filled coral with New Yorker and thermal receipt paper buds topped with a ss round head pins.

Coral 31 - 61” x 13” x 9”

Mix Media Assemblage Sculpture

Willow branches, Paper Mâchè & gravel structure with a recycled pattern paper mâchè and woven cord with recycled paper buds

Guardians XX, XXII, XXIII, XXIX, XXIV. & XXV

another meeting of the guardians, my newer sculptures, mix media assemblage sculptures using whatever I have in hand to recycle. I repurposed porcelain doll heads donning them with a variety of headwear, and design their bodies as the whole thing comes together. Most bodies contain some nonperishable waste they keep from the landfill and guard the earth.

Guardians V & VII

Guardian V; winner 1st prize Open Media at SC StareFair

Mix Media Assemblage Sculptures

Coral 30 - 61” x 13” x 9”

Mix Media Assemblage Sculpture

Willow branches, Paper Mâchè & Ting Ting grass structure with a recycled paper coned, quilled and tentacles spores

Guardians II, III, IV, VI

a meeting of the guardians, my newer sculptures, made with recycled magazine coned and domed coiled head wear on repurposed porcelain doll heads with a paper maché and willow branch bodyes

Coral, Spore and Sponge installation

Coral 29 - 31” x 22” x 8"

Mix Media Assemblage Sculpture

Willow branches, Paper Mâchè & black stone structure with a recycled paper coned spore

Sea Anemone in plastic

Zip tie sculptures