A doll sitting on a bed or shelf is both witness and mute keeper of secrets. Delving into the very real fears of childhood, illuminating the darkness of old fairy tales and straddling the line between reality and invention create problems to be solved.

As a feminist, activist and mixed media artist, my favorite part of a project is the idea stage: that moment where I’ve begun to wrap my mind around a problem, allowing fermentation to take place. Often two or more ideas collide in the next stage – the ah-ha! – and I can then move to selecting materials appropriate to the manifestation of the idea. The excitement and energy released in solving the puzzle is the reward.

It’s my hope that when people look at my work they can see both the heart and the humor involved in sending an old woman paper doll out on the Internet to gather an army - an army of crones that will attempt to solve mysteries of the human psyche, specifically: ageism and all forms of oppression.

My practice springs from problem solving.