I'm in the beginning stages of a new body of work partly inspired by the art of Joseph Cornell. Recently I've been experimenting making collages, something I've never done before. It's been fun and I'm excited to see where these new explorations lead me.

My senior show at California College of the Arts (then known as California College of Arts and Crafts) in the spring of 2003 was called "Sometimes I Wish I Was Famous". The title was inspired by a Swedish tribute album to Depeche Mode of the same name that was released in 1991.

Whenever I embark on a new art project, I begin with the material - usually a commonplace object, frequently found in multiples, almost always destined to be discarded. From there I explore.

Spending time in my studio stirs up a lot of emotions in me. Most often I feel a simple sense of joy. But there are times when I am also afraid and insecure or curious and surprised.

Recently I'd been wanting to do some welding so I made this table out of scrap metal that's been collecting dust in my studio. It has a removable shelf in the front and my little Weber grill fits on it perfectly..

I was inspired to make this planter box after seeing bike wheels used as trellises for vegetables in a community garden in San Diego. I just planted pea starts. I hope they like their new home.

I am really excited about a new body of work that I've just begun. I've been playing with cardboard inserts that come in shipper boxes. I don't have an idea of the form that I will create, I just start putting the cardboard pieces together and see what they become.

I've finally had a chance to post images of some of the cairns I built in Colorado this year. As always, my retreat to Marble was blissful and full of creativity.

I'm looking forward to displaying some of my bottle cap art at All One Ocean's Run For the Beach fundraising event on Saturday, September 28th at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

There was a fantastic turnout on May 11 and 12 at American Steel Studios for our Open Studios event Art + Industry. A lot of people came to visit me in my studio in Bay 3 where I had a mini-restropective of my bottle cap art dating back to 2008.

I'm excited to be showcasing new work this spring at two events, Timeless to a Tea at the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery and Art + Industry - Art Exhibition and Open Studios at American Steel Studios.

On September 16th I put out the official word that I am no longer accepting bottle cap donations. But that does not mean I'm finished working with this material.

Last summer I added an element to my stone carving process where I would create what I call stone "sketches." I would pick out small chunks of marble from the Crystal River and make little sculptures with them.

I'm back from another wonderful trip to Marble, CO where I participated in the annual MARBLE/marble Sculpting Symposium.  It was a very productive and joyful time for me as I was able to further my understanding of and relationship with the heart and soul that lies within the Yule marble.

Please join me Thursday, June 28th for the opening reception of Beyond Landscape at the Marin Community Foundation in Novato. My sculpture, Palm, will be on display along with over 100 artworks by WEAD (Women Environmental Artists Directory) artists. The exhibition runs from June 15th to September 28th.

Two of my stone sculptures, Sayulita and Spiral 2, have been selected to remain at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens for another year. If you've never been, why not plan a trip to Fort Bragg this summer? It's beautiful there.

If you were unable to visit see my recent collaboration with Laura Sudweeks, Process and Progression, in San Francisco this past January here's what you missed.

In collaboration with metal-casting artist Laura Sudweeks, I am pleased to present Process and Progression on display at Gallery del Grotto (located inside Sports Basement) in San Francisco from January 6 to January 31, 2012. This unique sculptural installation evolved out of a desire to explore the nature of sequential repetitive activities or behaviors that are a means to an end.

See some of my new bottle cap flowers on display as part of Gems at Arts Benicia from December 1st to December 18th. Gems is a small works show with a focused approach on exquisite, intricate works of art on a small scale.