I was asked why I create the art I do. What do I want to communicate? I created the little poem above to answer these questions. We search so hard and earnestly for happiness that we forget that isn't over there or in the future, it is here. It is around you now. I feel that happiness often comes from memories of past events and hopes for future dreams. I like doing portraits because they allow me to touch and capture these hidden chords of memory.

Why Scissors Drawings. I call my art scissors drawings because it focuses on 2 skills necessary to create my art, drawing and cutting. I take my original drawing and cut it out of black paper., cutting in one thin continuous line when possible. The image is then glued to watercolor paper and small details such as eyes are added. My tools are simple, my drawing, a sheet of black paper, a scissors, a glue pen and a sheet of watercolor paper. Which is wonderful because it allows me to create art in my small Greenwich Village apartment.