Address: Ottawa, Illinois

E-mail: Robin@marketing-pr.net

I am an emerging artist and begin exhibiting my work in 2006.

South Shore Arts 64th Annual Salon Show, Juror James Yood, Munster, IN

Woman Made Gallery, Invitational Solo Exhibition, Chicago, IL

Allstar Smiles, Group Exhibition, Bolingbrook, IL

Tragically Hip Boutique, Solo Exhibition, Chicago, IL

August Hill Winery, Juried Group Exhibition, Utica, IL

I’m as tempted and easily devoured by consumption as the next person. The natural world is my refuge from the excess and waste of the material world. With nature as my inspiration, I work intuitively, creating works on canvas. I begin by applying a variety of natural composites, such as black lava and granite, to the surface. Then I work soft pastels over the textures. I eschew brushes and palette knives for my favorite mark-making tools; my hands and my credit cards. Using my credit cards to create art began as a symbolic act to put my plastic to better use. But now, along with my hands, I find they give me the most direct contact with my materials, allowing me to express my internal state authentically.