I have lived in the Rochester, New York area since 1975. I have a BFA and an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in Printmaking/Papermaking with a minor in Painting. I am a cross media artist working in printmaking, specialty print media, digital print, painting, and sculpture. 

I have worked in the commercial graphic arts industry for the better part of thirty years. I have spent most of this time in the paper and digital printing realm of the commercial printing industry. Over the years, working closely with Xerox and many paper mills, I have gained a significant amount of knowledge on how a digital print is made (technology) and the variety of substrates that are used with it.  I am also familiar with the varied and unique processes that are developed for its application. This knowledge has provided a tremendous resource for creative inspiration. The developing technology and applied qualities of the digital print continues to provide me with a multitude of creative opportunities.

CONVERGENCE

Ten years ago, I began to develop a concept that I had for a commercial custom digital substrate. The idea was to design and create an assortment of products that could be printed as a flat sheet and then post print could be easily assembled into a variety of different solutions/applications. The sheets of flat paper card stock are pre-perforated and scored. Post print the waste can be popped away and the design folded up to have a finished three-dimensional object. Three years later I started my own business with this custom digital print substrate. Primarily designed for the Commercial Graphic Arts industry, the product line, called Digital Fold-Ups has provided me with a means to investigate many creative avenues for its application, all of which is heavily informed by my background in the arts and digital print industry.