My recent body of work is autobiographical. It is Inspired by my long-standing fascination with food and it’s preparation. It also serves to honor the three generations of women who created beautiful and delicious meals, magically transforming humble ingredients into an art form that nourished their families and preserved their cultural traditions. I have chosen to depict simple tools/kitchen utensils that assisted me in my process of culinary creation and that I have had an intimate relationship with formed over the course of many years of daily use. I am equally interested in how the artistic process elevates the ordinary and takes on a new, important meaning solely because they are chosen by the artist and repeatedly studied.