As a multi- media artist  my current body of  work  started with figurative fabric constructions I sewed in organza. These transparent fabric constructions were then photographed and filmed  in a variety of lighting. These constructions  are used as subjects for my digital work to explore ideas of transformation, relationships between the figure and light, and relationships between human physicality and  spirituality.

In this body of work  I’ve experimented with numerous lighting effects including   natural and artificial. Creating mystical and mysterious lighting effects with the figure is my passion. Digital manipulation by way of  photography and video gives  me great freedom. Ideas of transformation, sound, and light can be  easily examined.  My light boxes are an extension of  this.  They allow me to exhibit my video-related imagery in a  stationary  way, yet still have transformative qualities.   The use of the light box  further uses light in a different way. I  digitally manipulate my still images in a way similar to collage by layering imagery. Layering of imagery is also used in my  light boxes  by overlapping transparencies to further add to the richness  of color and details.

The light and the figure are central to this body of work, often being expressive of  a relationship between physicality and spirituality. My work explores the internal figure.  After all, with the exception of  the physical, the contents of  the inner self  of a  person are entirely of a non-physical  nature. Viewing the interior imagery  of the figures in light boxes recalls the viewing of x-rays. They are like x-rays  of   inner worlds which may be experienced or visited through reflective contemplation.  Works in progress for  this body of work also  include semi-transparent  mixed media figurative mobiles which continue to explore ideas of the interior figure.