Annunciation series

This series includes twelve pieces which were displayed together in an exhibition

in 2005.  I wrote about this work at the time, "In this series of small, intimate

versions of the Annunciation I incorporate contemporary images and explore a

modern understanding of Mary and her historical and multi-cultural influence.  I use

a variety of tools and techniques (linoleum block stamps, photo transfers and

collaged elements) to build multiple layers of imagery and meaning.

"I have always been fascinated with the rich historic tradition of the Annunciation

story.  As an artist, it intrigues me that this story has been studied and rendered

hundreds of times, in every century and in every style, developing its own splendid

symbolic and visual vocabulary.  And as a Christian, this story inspires me to think

about my personal Annunciation – my answer to God’s call to create and to have

faith in the possibility of the impossible.  Mary’s Magnificat speaks to us because

we know that we share her gift; within each of us is the seed of incarnation and the

gift of grace."