Art Chowder January | February 2017, Issue 7 | Page 14

What are some of the most meaningful responses you have had to your work? Generally speaking, any positive reaction to my work delights me. I try to create from a place of spirit, and I am flattered when others recognize my work as coming from that source. I feel incredibly honored when my work impacts others in deep and meaningful ways. Specifically, my pieces portraying the feminine (such as Emerging or Rising) have stirred up strong emotional responses in women, even to the point of tears. “Some of those responses come from women who have had life altering experiences with health issues, such as battling breast cancer.” ... To see that I can affect someone in such a way, by doing what I love to do, makes me realize the importance of pressing forward with my work as an artist. Rising 14 ART CHOWDER MAGAZINE