My quillwork paintings began in 2006 as skyscapes inspired by specific places I’d traveled to, either in my imagination or on holiday. The works in this exhibition refer directly to something tangible. They may be ephemeral recollections or fragments of photographs. My intention is to explore the poetry of color, the shifting of time (especially in the literal shift that occurs as you view the pieces from the side and then full frontally). Gemstones and minerals, and frequently opals, inspired several of these new pieces, whose titles refer to the place where that color of stone might be mined. The contradiction of pretty vs. ugly occurs constantly in my work --- utterly gorgeous moments that belie personal pain.