She Lost Herself, She Found Herself

About the Work

From the Artist

She Lost Herself, She Found Herself was worked on over a two-year period and [is] based on a poem of the same title.

The two main figures represent pivotal points in one's life. The third figure is the voyeur. Being a part of this ongoing series of water as a healing element, the figures are engrossed and overcome by the waves and spiral movements. 

The text becomes a part of the water's rhythm and the pronouncement of loss and recovery.
_{—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records}

My current paintings explore iconography arrived at over the last 15 years. In these works, figurative elements have moved from scenic member to central theme. These paintings underscore my desire to have color approximate sound. Music is an essential participant in my palette and directs the interplay of images and color. The figurative environment of landscape, seascape, and interior are composed to intensify the relationship between the work and the viewer. My icons have evolved as water, wave, cloud, mountain, tree, pyramid, star, horse, flower, hand, fish, shield, boat, farmhouse, family, mirror and faceless bather. These images are developed in my paintings, drawings, collages, graphics, box works and fabric designs. 
_{—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records}