MUSEUM DIARIES documents my interaction with works of art I am drawn to. I transpose these three-dimensional works into my own two-dimensional style, resulting in pieces that transcend mediums, cultures, experiences, and time.

In 2012, after more than 20 years of teaching art, raising children, and running my own business in decorative painting, I joined the Peace Corps, teaching English in Azerbaijan.  Though one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had, I found myself struggling with a lack of artistic freedom and personal expression.

Upon my return home, I answered my need to create with an intense artistic immersion.  I was relentless and insatiable, reacquainting myself with museums of art and history, opera, ballet, dance, music, theatre, even taking a 10-week workshop at the MoMa in NYC.

At the same time of this exploration, I was constrained by my environment.  My studio was gone. For nearly two years, I was unable to produce and create the way I could before.  This constraint is what drove me to a new artistic perspective: that of timeless imperfection. 

My work has guidelines that haven’t been fully erased; areas of chipped varnish.  You can see the preliminary mapping of shapes and composition; the layers of work over "mistakes'' and irregularities.  

Since my return to the creative world, I have broken away from the boundaries of the expected and accepted framework of art presentation. This — the exploration and embracing of the artistic process — is what I call my timeless imperfection.

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