I have always loved paper - stationery, notepads, paper bags, and especially tissue paper. Actually, wrapping paper started my career as an artist. I was amazed to find that a friend had framed the wrapping paper I had made for a birthday present. Soon, other friends asked that I forgo the actual present, and instead gift them only un-creased, and un-taped wrapping paper. Their strong, emotional connection to my work inspired me to start thinking and creating, both literally and figuratively, on a larger canvas. My paintings have been called Dreamscapes, ambiguous, healing and absolutely meditative. The actual process can be playful, sometimes intense and is always experimental. I appreciate the liberation of working with scrapers. Initially, brushes intimidated me. But the flow of the scraping welcomed me, freed me. Even though my process has become more sophisticated as I have evolved, the work is still essentially rooted in an intense desire to express something raw and emotionally charged. Where will my paintings take you?