I work in various mediums to create art that honors women. The ceramic mask series pays tribute to under-recognized women in history. Shown here are masks that highlight women who have made significant contributions but haven’t always been part of the narrative.
Alma Thomas
In 2006, her painting, “Resurrection” was the first artwork by an African American woman acquired for the White House’s permanent art collection.
Frida Khalo
A Mexican artist most well-known for her self-portraits.
Camille Claudel
She was a talented sculptor who sculpted many of the hands and feet of Rodin’s sculptures.
Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture to depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. She was an advocate for victims of social injustice, war, and inhumanity.
Mary Oliver
Mary Jane Oliver was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. A line from her poem The Summer Day is seen here.
Kelly Johnson
Inspired by nature, a leaf mask represents my work as an artist.
Maya Lin
Maya Ying Lin is an American architect, designer and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. She designed the Vietnam War Memorial located in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Dorothy Horstman
After over a decade of independent research, she discovered the polio virus in the blood, which led to creation of the first polio vaccine by Drs. Sabin and Salk. They had been looking in the wrong place. Pictured here is the pattern of the polio virus as seen under a microscope. Dr. Horstman was the first woman appointed as a professor at the Yale School of Medicine
