Artist Statement
Modern Icons tell the stories of the saints using a decorative and untraditional approach. They are collages using multilayers of hand painted and stamped papers. This series incorporates a variety of media including;drawing,painting, printmaking and gold leaf. They achieve a decorative flatness using color,pattern and repetitive shapes. The faces of the saints emerge from the background and are rendered in a slightly more humanistic and 3-deminsional way. These icons seek to evoke an experience of stillness and create a "thin place", where we can communicate with our Creator.