TurningPointe Press

As a book artist, I am re-emerging as an artist who walked away from dance over 25 years ago. Coming to terms with dreams lost, choices made and paths followed has taken time. The book arts offer me a rich medium to explore these issues and rediscover deep creativity, voice, and joy. Ballet slipper leather longstitch journal, lined with custom-tinted fine art paper. Handmade and found papers, tulle, pointe shoe ribbon.

Boxes are a metaphor for rich and layered psychological space. Through the lens of Jungian archetypes, personal stories and memory, this collection of artist books explores what lies beneath our conscious awareness – both light and dark.

This artist book documents my response to thwart a panic attack while driving over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Edition of 15.

Each of these blank books is a mini work of art. By the Sea has tiny encaustics on the cover, Penland Patina has cover art of found metal from Penland's metalwork studio and an acrylic monotype. The simplified binding is anything but!

These sweet little blank books have lined leather covers, with a mix of blank fine art papers, found and reclaimed maps, and pages from recycled French novels. Each one is unique.

What started as an exploration of block printing techniques transformed into a dance of pattern and color. Paste papers, block prints, thread and handmade paper.

Making this limited edition of eight hinged boxes is as close as I got to my beloved France last year. Original monotypes on fine art papers.

Inspired by local flora on my daily morning walk during a Penland summer workshop, this partitioned box celebrates ferns gathered and copied (literally, on the color copier in the school store) got me started. Handmade papers, paste papers, image transfers.

Created to house a gift book about sea glass.