Artist Statement: Deborah's Clothesline Art© sculptures are based on contrasting textures and use of space. The hard, dark, solid metals of the clothelines contrast with the soft, light, translucent materials of the dresses. And the arrangement of the materials in and on the metal creates a wonderful playfulness between the negative and positive space.

Deborah's cigar box art is based on birds of the southwest, with the colors and textures of the birds forming from colors, labels and structure of each cigar box. She attempts to capture the essence of each bird in her contemporary style of painting. A majority of the cigar boxes are painted in acrylic and occasionally in collage form.

Artist Bio: Deborah grew up in Texas, and has lived in Los Angeles, Boston, Minneapolis and New Mexico. Her formal arts training began in Houston and later continued in Dallas where she was also an intern docent at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Recently relocated to Silver City, New Mexico, Deborah continues her art training and works in her studio at home.

Education:
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston, Houston TX
MBA work University of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN and University of Dallas, Dallas TX
MFA work North Lake College, Dallas TX and Western NM University, Silver City NM

Current Gallery Representation and Online Store:
Elemental Arts, Silver City NM
Garden & Soul, Taos NM
www.cowbird.etsy.com

Corporate Accounts:
Sibley & Company, CPA, Dallas TX
Morgan Stanley, Minneapolis MN

Condensed Work History:
Deborah spent 5 years in the field of Architecture and 15 years working for international corporations such as Dell Computers and Nokia Mobile Phones in Human Resources. Her various positions with Nokia took her to Russia, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Venezuela and Argentina. Since 2003 she has worked full time as an artist.