The Waitress – Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Fall Street, Seneca Falls, New York

From the artist’s statement:

My art work is entirely carved in white pine and then painted with acrylics. Each piece is a unique original. I am untaught and untrained as a visual artist. I learned a number of useful skills by building my own house, and during my work in the trades as a signpainter and carpenter.

I do pictures of subject matter that is important to me. My artwork documents the events and feelings of my life, with much of it fitting into one of four series: "Diner," "Farm," "Outdoor/vacation" and "Dreams."

Since 1974 I have completed approximately 1500 carved and painted wood pictures. For fourteen of those years I supplemented my art income by working as a sign painter/ carpenter. Since 1990 I have worked as a psychotherapist, and thus you might notice a focus in my work on people – their faces, suffering, hopes, endurance and beauty.