Your works seem quite experimental. You combine paint,
pieces of jewelry/junk, fabrics, torn images from magazine
etc. Could you describe your creative process for us?
Yes, I have several materials I use in my work. Plastic,
wood, tissues, old cloths, pieces of jewelry, pieces of broken
glass, older works done by me, imagery I collect from
magazines, plastic or paper bags, pieces of rope even, also
old books. Any appealing object, image or word... An
expression can begin or become part of a painting... and
then it's a big marvelous challenge to manage and
construct a work from it. As I look at any object or image
unconsciously, or even very consc iously, I construct puzzles
that might work when mixed, integrated.
It's like a mosaic. It's a seductive process that consumes my
heart and brain. It is in any case a very intuitive
process. I never ever ever plan or select images for a
canvas... it all happens when I am working on it.
Are there themes that you continue to explore through
your collages? If so, what themes emerge time and again?
I think there's a pattern somehow and it's stronger than
me. Women and details of women. The feminine universe. I
like to deconstruct an image and make the beauty prevail.
The process is very seductive. Women in art are a theme I
like to explore.