Midwest by Northeast by Southwest (Paperback)

A book of art and poetry. My art and poetry works with the interplay of images that are related conceptually or with images that swim in memory about a particular time or place or event. Many of the pieces are based on a specific geography, time, and event in my own mind. The work uses disjointed, fractured and layered images evocative of dream and memory. Much of my poetry starts with a visual image, which I jot down in the form of a poem, and then return to later to flesh out as a work of art. Other times, I develop the work of art right away, and then return later to write the poem.