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My early experience making art started with painting and dying fabric while living with my family in Asia. Later it moved to drawing figures and landscapes in oil pastel and oil sticks, then to working in ceramics and plein air landscapes. I have loved the process of kiln form glass art, collage and printmaking in recent years as well.
The artwork I gravitate towards making is that which expresses energy of color, shape and shadow. For me these are laden with meaning. Observing and interpreting natural forms is a visual grounding rod for me and the place I begin. Sometimes I use drawings from my landscape plans for collages as well.
More recently, I have the daily practice of discovering surprising images in the foam of my coffee cup. Sometimes they seem representational, and often can be humorous to me. This practice keeps me in the present moment, and, almost like mini oracles, I am using these as inspiration for painting, serigraph and stencil monotypes.
Christine has a BA in studio art, and has shown painting, printmaking and ceramics in juried and group exhibits in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas. She taught art in public and private schools, and has received awards in ceramics, painting and landscape design.