Although I’ve explored many new forms, clothed them in a variety of new techniques, and given them a place in the world, that’s not what it’s all about for me. It’s about visiting those places within myself that are wiser, clearer and more creative than my everyday self. When I’m there, I never feel alone, abandoned to my own limitations.

The creations that are the result of time spent in this place are what I’ve shared with my students in the past, but teaching specific techniques through demonstrations is no longer enough. I now look for ways to communicate the process out of which the end product arises. I’m hoping that sharing the entire process will inspire the hidden wise and creative selves waiting in each student to make themselves known.

Since I’ve been teaching small week-long classes in France, I’ve concentrated more on coaching students individually. I not only believe that everyone’s work bears their signature, no mater how hidden; I believe it’s possible to talk about it in a way that helps the artist to read their signature in the visual language in which it’s expressed. Once verbalized, it’s easier to develop or change what the eye sees.