In August of 2020, on our fifth and final day driving west from New York, we took a detour 22 miles outside of Las Vegas to experience Ugo Rondinone’s "Seven Magic Mountains." The site was sublime but my head was full – with desert heat, Covid anxiety and the realization that we really were about to start a whole new life in Los Angeles.
We quickly settled into a quirky hillside house in East LA, surrounded by beautiful hills and wonderful neighbors. My first L.A. art studio—also our garage—became the birthplace of “Devil’s Gulch,” a series of intricate paintings and collages that recreated my version of a Wild West heroine, slightly lost but far from powerless, grasping to the promise and hopes of the vast western frontier.
I found a beautiful studio, close to home and filled both with light and with other artists who I love and respect.
Many doors have opened for me in L.A., and I’m trying to walk through them all. One of the most unusual, and challenging, brought a commission to create a collage on the ceiling of a notable Hollywood home, built by the actor and designer Billy Haines, which was photographed for The World of Interiors.
This November, I begin a 5-week residency at El Sur in the Tlalpan district of Mexico City. Their artist-run program provides homes and studios for painters, sculptors, poets and artists working across many other mediums. It’s a great opportunity to gather inspiration, explore new ideas (and get my Spanish to the next level). If you have any must-see places in Mexico City, please let me know.
Finally, I invite you to check out my newly redesigned website, with a number of new works available. Click here to be brought to the home page or below to see works from specific periods and let me know what you think.
Thanks, all!