About
Educator
I lead courses on surface design techniques and the material history of color. Topics include natural dyeing, lake pigments, fabric and paper marbling, and color theory, among others. My goal is to foster embodied material knowledge, acknowledge our ecological and historical entanglement with place. I believe that working closely with natural materials draws us into relationship and respect, opening new possibilities of collaboration and shared expression. I currently teach at SUNY New Paltz and select craft schools.
Author
From Plant to Pigment: How to make your own vibrant inks, pastels and paints (Skittledog, 2025) is a studio manual full of recipes for concocting handmade color. Inspired by artisans’ recipes from the 13th-19th centuries, I tease apart and explicate the fundamental chemistry of lake pigments, making age-old techniques accessible to today’s artists. Reconnecting to the heritage of handmade color is one way of bringing our art and craft practices into conversation with local ecology and very contemporary concerns about nature.
Artist
I make abstract, organic drawings and prints rooted in the materials and forces of the natural world. These meticulous, layered images incorporate botanical dyes that are ethically foraged or cultivated in my studio garden. The plants provide me with a seasonally evolving vocabulary of texture and color generated from the soil beneath my feet and the water moving through it. I closely observe my handmade materials and work collaboratively to express their physicality, chemistry, and changeability.
Designer
I specialize in marbled pattern development, utilizing both historical and contemporary technologies to create colorful and evocative designs for branding, events, stationery, textiles, and interiors. Techniques include paper marbling, fabric marbling, natural dyeing, suminagashi, and bespoke processes. Pattern development is available for both original limited editions, and digital reproduction. Contact me about pattern development services or exclusive reproduction rights.
I hold a BFA with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design, and MFA from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. My studio is in Yonkers, NY.
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