Through my teaching, I focus on helping people of all ages and abilities work through psychological/emotional obstacles to unlock creativity and joy.
Create With Me
Explore and expand with me online by joining my Meditative Art & Writing Workouts. Dynamic twice-per-month sessions.
Study with me in person at Montclair Art Museum.
Topics of classes and workshops include:
- Meditative Art
- Personal Growth through Art
- Art for Emotional Release
- Art-Inspired Journaling
- Beyond Sketching
- Unblocking Creativity
- Joyful Art
- Shadow Theater
- Reinventing Victorian Penny Puppets
In addition to offering classes to the general public, I have also received training to work with participants with physical and cognitive disabilities, and dementia. My early training was in teaching individuals with learning and psychological challenges.
Firefly Shadow Theater
I am the co-founder, with Andrea Caspari, of Firefly Shadow Theater, a company specializing in using cut paper and the human form to tell contemporary stories. For the company, I serve as a director, playwright, maker of puppets and sets, composer, and sound designer. Workshops and interactive demos tailored for adult artists, children, teens, diverse-ability individuals, and intergenerational groups.
Published Art
My visual art work has appeared in numerous publications, including:
- Healing Muse
- Blue Mesa Review
- Quarter Press
- Stonecrop Magazine
- Peatsmoke Journal
- Lumina
- Consilience
- Pensive
Mentor, Retreat Leader, and Discussion Facilitator
- Montclair Art Museum Mentor for ACCESS program students
- Co-founder and co-facilitator of the Creative Momentum Collective, an online community to support writers, visual artists, and musicians in the completion of long-term projects
- Founder and facilitator of The Hive, a monthly working retreat for women artists, formerly in MD, now in NJ
- Founder and facilitator of The Silver Spring Town Center Interdisciplinary Arts Salon
Past Partners
For over 35 years I have developed and taught interactive, intergenerational, arts-education programs for a wide range of organizations.
- The Montclair Art Museum
- Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center
- Columbia University Spirituality in Education
- The National Theater
- The Washington Performing Arts Society
- In schools as a State Arts Council Teaching Artist
- The National Zoo
- The Wisdom Collective
Exhibitions
I’m new to exhibiting, but through my work at The Montclair Art Museum I’ve had the chance to exhibit my own work as well as curate the work of my students for various shows.
- Art for Personal Growth
- Staff show at the Little Falls Library
- The Museum Makes Art
- Upcoming show at Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Upcoming showcase of the work of veterans.
- Annual showcase of the work of students in the ACCESS program
Invitation: Put on some music, grab some paint or pastels or crayons and just draw. Revel in letting go!