"Assemblage continues to be pure fun for me...partly because of the collecting of objects and partly because of the challenge of saying "just enough" and leave the rest to the imagination.""

"it begins with seeing something in an object that may not be obvious at first. It's knowing that history and spirit are embedded there and can be made to speak.

"After my first trip to Tuscany I felt a compelling need to paint the landscapes that were around me."