BetweenTheWeeds is a name that first came about while living in Vermont. I always thought I looked at life between the weeds, viewing the world with an observer’s eye. Secretly I would have loved to have been an Archeologist sketching out my findings.

I have been painting, drawing, designing in some manner or fashion since I can remember. I received my BA in Studio Arts, where I studied the fine art of printmaking painting and interior design. My very first love was and still is watercolor paintings. Andrew Wyeth’s watercolors and Redoute’s illustrations inspire my work
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My fairy houses are creations from the woodlands with moss twigs lichen bark and branches glued and nailed in place. Fairies form our natural world and I am infatuated with this side of life.

Painted furniture stems from my flower shop days. The smell of pine cedar poplar getting cut into bits and pieces for a design is an inspiring way to start the day. My Painted Keepsake Boxes are part of the functional art collection. Custom unique one of a kind and handmade down to the last nail and glue glob a reflection of the flowers and fauna of the woodlands.

My paintings are based in traditional detailed realism of landscapes and floral imagery. At the moment I am inspired by woodland illustration renderings inspired by anything and everything that I am infatuated with for the moment.

My current obsessions include: natural history, anatomy, garden maps, archeology, botany, fairies, avian anatomy, bird nest study, wallpaper, calligraphy and patterns.

I hope you enjoy my collection of work. I am grateful for the opportunity to share it with you!