Welcome to my world of whimsy!   Each mirror is an original work combining my experience of the world and the odd materials found therein. This art form is incomplete without you, the image within. 

I prefer to use materials with previous lives, so I haunt thrift, second-hand, and building re-use establishments. One of my particular delights is finding objects that have a marvelous hideousness and giving them a second life as swans. The mirrors and everything on them are a mix of new, antique, collectable, vintage, modern and timeless. 

I've been fascinated with refraction and color all my life. Rainy Pacific Northwest afternoons passed without notice as long as I had my Mom's button and jewelry boxes. When Shipwreck Beads opened their first store, I could be found there on my bike with my allowance more Saturdays than not. The forms and shapes you see are ones that have been forcing their way out of my fingers onto every margin I remember facing. 

The art form is self-developed; I had to find some sort of medium that would let me create those shapes and intricacies. Through the process of elimination and addition, the mirrors found their lives. I needed the fluidity of form and intricacy allowed by pencil, combined with refraction, and found materials for meaning and light play. What you see is the result of around five years of experimentation. 

Each large mirror takes between 100-300 hours, depending on complexity and inspiration. They are backed and wired for hanging (on a stud, please!). The mirror tiles take much less time, but still more than you might think. They can hang from any small nail. The mirrors are relatively sturdy; treat with the same care you would any original art piece. They enjoy an occasional dusting and your image daily.