About

Two developments piqued my interest in photography:

First, my dad gave me a Brownie camera at age eight and years later, took me to his favorite camera store to buy my first 35mm. I still have both cameras, as well as his Kodachrome slides.

Second, my plans to work in an art museum never materialized. Finding gainful employment elsewhere, photography has been a way to keep up my interest in the visual world. All those art history courses gave me a a chronic interest in art and architecture, history, other cultures and travel, as well as a sense for composition.

I have an affinity for everything green: landscapes with elbow room, intimate gardens, the grace of trees and the infinite variety of botanica. As a volunteer photographer for The Nature Conservancy, I get acquainted with local biomes. Parks and gardens are sanctuaries to be explored at a comfortable pace with my Hasselblad.  

A few years ago, I started making photogravures. The progress integrates modern elements — photography and a polymer-coated, light-sensitive plate —with the handwork of an intaglio printing progress.

My roots are in Minnesota. My husband (an occasional sherpa) and I live in a mid-century modern house we restored just outside Minneapolis, not far from where I grew up. We have a dual yen for the landmarks of the state and any chance to travel.

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