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Sinistre


I once heard it said that every upset is a set up—an opportunity to lament or to learn. I broke my right arm whilst skiing in January 2011.  I had done some drawing and painting with my left hand in the past, out of choice, not necessity.  With my right arm in a sling, I had no option.  My left-handed experience, which I had expected to find highly frustrating, proved to be anything but.  Being out of control was liberating and lots of fun.  It gave me a new way to engage in the creative process.

These mixed media works are the result of my left-handed journey.  The title of this series is the Latin for left and the origin of the English word sinister.

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