My first experience making art at the age of 5 was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. I don't remember making it, but it was in my bedroom for many years so I do remember that it was a big lump of clay with all sorts of things like feathers, sticks, etc. sticking out of it. I never made visual art again until I started quilting in the mid 1990's and realized I did not enjoy using patterns. I moved into art quilts and made those for about 5 years. After that I continued to use fabric but made art with sheer fabrics, hand-stitched together, stitched to a background fabric which was stretched and framed. In 2014 I stopped making art. I was tired of sewing and had no inspiration to move into a new medium. In 2019 I was thinking about encaustic, but really didn't want to use hot wax so I searched for information about cold wax. I took a class at OLLI at Duke on cold wax and oil paint which gave me the tools I needed to get started on my current path.
The Durham Art Guild’s mission is to enrich and connect our communities by creating opportunities and providing leadership for current and future visual artists and art enthusiasts. The Guild is a nonprofit member-driven visual arts organization established in 1948. For over seven decades we have supported local artists and advocated for the arts in our region.
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