Seven Works Selected For Dreamscapes Juried Show

'The Pond Between Worlds'

8x8 original acrylic on canvas, black wood frame $315

'A Day In The Life Of A Kansas Housewife'

16x20 original acrylic on canvas, white and grey frame $800

 Somewhere in Kansas, there is a pretty stone house, a flower garden and a clothesline filled with only white clothing. (Why is all her laundry white except the red dress?) Life here is routine, and complacency has settled in. In the distance, a very ominous storm is rolling in, covering the sun and threatening the status quo. The wind has caught a red dress, a woman and her dog chase after the dress as it spirals into the storm. A metaphor for a dream forgotten, or perhaps remembered too late? Like the red dress, we sometimes lose sight of the things that matter most, and they are gone before we realize it. 

'The Wind Carries Her Dreams'

11x14 original acrylic on canvas, silver frame, $475

A woman with long blonde hair stands on a ledge beside her faithful dog, the two of them illuminated against a valley rinsed in early-morning mist. The sunrise pools softly across the landscape, turning the air to gold and the distant mountains to gentle shadows, as if the whole world is just beginning to remember its own shape. Around them, sunflowers bloom in a bright, protective ring. In dream symbolism, sunflowers often act as guides toward truth, clarity, or an inner awakening. Far below, a small house rests tucked into the valley; a symbol of origin, memory, or a former self; while the fairy tale castle rising in the distance stands for aspiration, destiny, or the part of her imagination that still believes in impossible things. Between those two places ( one humble, one mythic) she stands at the threshold of transformation. The wind that blows through her hair feels almost like the breath of the dreamworld itself, urging her forward. Her dog, steady at her side, embodies instinct, loyalty, and intuition, the grounded wisdom that walks with us even when our path drifts into the surreal. In this suspended moment, it’s unclear whether she has wandered into a dream or whether the dream has risen to meet her. The landscape appears to hum with possibility, as though she’s poised at the exact place where the waking world dissolves and the dreamworld begins weaving its quiet magic. Here, anything (memory, longing, destiny) can bloom into form. 

'Natures' Magic'

16x20 original acrylic on canvas, grey frame, $750

 Nature's Magic is painted from my memories of visiting Japan, viewed through the misted lens of dream-memory. This is not a specific place, rather the echoes of many memories folded into one image. Hazy memories of cherry blossoms, Kamikochi National Park, and crystal clear blue waters. Natural Japan is so mysterious and alive with ancient healing wisdom. It's otherworldly, and yet it's a real life dreamscape.

'Winter Red'

9x6 photography giclee, black metal frame, $375

 I photographed myself in this magical pine stand after a snowstorm. I used a red velvet cape because of the bright contrast with the trees but also for it's associations with fairytales like Red Riding Hood and Rose Red. I grew up reading lots of fairytales and this snow scene lent itself so well to a fairytale theme.

'Silent Lucidity'

9x6 photography giclee, black metal frame, $375

 Underwater photography. The model was photographed in a pool and the water gives a natural painterly dreamy effect. Black sheets were used on the sides of the pool so that she would appear to be floating in a vast still darkness.

'The Forest At Worlds' End'

11x15 photography giclee, black gallery frame, $475

 I photographed myself in a pine tree stand at Hurricane City Park, WV. The tall pines give a sense of vastness at the edge of the world. Pine forests are not common in this part of the state, so I was delighted to find this grove on a hilltop off the beaten path. It was the perfect setting to create this otherworldly dreamy effect.