My work, TREE, is my only embroidered work, and is mounted on a 35”diameter wooden frame. This image represents a struggle to have uninterrupted time in the studio while meeting demands of family and work. TREE was started in 1990, but not finished until January 2017, three months after I retired. The dark clouds and apparently dead tree trunk represent my anger and frustrations about meeting those demands. And yet, the sunlight and sunlit grass patches show how I feel blessed with studio time, and just perhaps the red tree trunk really is showing energy, fire, and creativity. I am now the artist I want to be.

I am very excited about having this work chosen for the Roxbury Arts’ Group’s exhibit:, per this Press Release: “The Roxbury Arts Group is proud to present “Who’s Going To Stop Me?”, a group exhibit exploring the changing roles of women, in the Walt Meade Gallery of the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road., 607 326 7908. The Opening Reception is Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Roxbury Arts Group is open Tuesdays-Saturdays 9a.m.-4p.m. This Exhibit closes June 12, 2021.

Throughout history, throughout a lifetime, and even throughout a day, the roles and perceptions of a woman have, and continue, to drastically change. From mother, caregiver, healer, leader, and warrior, to victim, scapegoat, and target. Women are boundary-pushers, commanders, and glass ceiling breakers. The artists in “Who’s Going To Stop Me?” capture the complexities of what it means to be a woman, through the use of personal experiences in their work and sharing them with our audience.”