I believe that most things in my life happen randomly, but my new paintings refute that notion. Reach, my current show, represents the intersection of events from my past and the present and culminates in work that melds the experiences that span those many years. My interest in sailing started at a young age. I grew up in San Francisco immersed in the maritime culture there. I spent many pleasurable weekends with my dad on his sail boat and also racing with him in San Francisco Bay. During an artist residency in Gloucester, Massachusetts, last year, I realized that sail making had changed a lot over the years.

I was naturally attracted to the old dacron sails I knew as a youngster, but the new sails really fascinated me. The world of sailboat racing has changed, too. I began to research the monumental sails used in America’s Cup races over the years, met with a master sailmaker and was guided by those in the sailmaking business who explained current sail construction with new technology and materials. I also talked to Puget Sound sailors about one-design racing fleets and sailing on the Sound..

The old and the new, the past and the present; my connection to both is not random at all.