SPF Editor: What inspired your art show in November?
Angela: My figurative work for the November show was inspired through my association with someone who is an athlete. Due to his training, he has a very defined body and I thought it would be interesting to see how that would convey through the printing process. I've also been thinking for quite a while how the body 'speaks the mind'. Also, I've been thinking about how the body has a memory and never forgets so experience is recorded on and in the body.

SPF Editor: What is the process for putting together a show?
Angela: The most important process of putting together a show is to do the work and when you are ready, make contact with your gallery to make an appt for them to come to your studio to see the new work. This can be a very intense experience because of the emotional investment in the work and process. I brace myself for the critique and then when the work is praised and accepted for an exhibition, I am always very happy to be able to share the experience and the work. I will begin the framing process for the pieces in the show, we will set up the dates and I will have slides and CD's made of the images. At some point we decide on the invitation image and plan all the dates associated with the opening, length of the show and delivery of the art work.

SPF Editor: What inspires your art work in general?
Angela: All of my art work is autobiographical in many ways. It is a recording of my experiences. I try to pay attention to where I am, who is there and what I am feeling about it. I keep a journal where I record both in writing and drawing my thoughts and experiences. Also, I go to exhibitions of other artists as often as possible and write about my responses. Being part of professional group of artists in my Dupont Circle studio has always been an important part of my professional growth.

SPF Editor: What are your favorite mediums for your artwork?
Angela:Working with different kinds of waterbased oil paints, papers, canvas, wood and recently acetate have been part of the materials I've used.

SPF Editor: What about the DC scene do you find helpful/challenging regarding being an artist?
Angela: The DC area has a large group of professional working artists, galleries, art museums and wide variety of exhibition opportunities. Recently, artists in my Dupont Circle have formed a professional group, midcityartist.com, and there is a growing momentum in the DC Art scene.

SPF Editor: How do you develop your artwork from concept to tangible form?
Angela: This is partly answered in question 3. My inspiration comes from my every day life, the people and places that I experience. In the process of writing, drawing and thinking I do about what I am observing and experiencing, an idea will begin to form and come together. Then I will experiment with different mediums to decide how best to communicate what I am trying to say. During this process, a body of work is created. I am an artist that likes to integrate all the different parts of my life (intellectual thinking/learning, emotional and physical responses, important relationships, work/teaching) through my _expression in my artwork.

SPF Editor: Which artists have influened you over the years?
Angela: It is interesting how I 'discover' an artist when I am interested in a particular concept. For instance, I had been doing alot of painting about water and was thinking about griding when I looked at Jennifer Bartlett and saw she was doing a similar thing. In art history, some of my favorite artists have been Arthur Dove, Paul Klee, Diebenkorn, and Gustave Klimt.

SPF Editor: If you could have dinner with any famous/well-known artists and pick their brain about their craft, who would you meet with and why?
Angela: Dinner and conversation with Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Kiki Smith would be amazing. These artists have been using a wide range of materials and sizes in both 2D and 3D work. Their art and skills communicate such a deep level of human experience in the both the emotional and physical.

SPF Editor: What is the most challenging aspect of being an artist?
Angela: My most challenging aspect of being an artist is that period of time after successfully creating a body of work and then thinking of the next work. Also, there is the balancing of time for all the parts of life that are important to me; studio time, teaching, spending time with friends, family, exercise and getting outside to play.

SPF Editor: Do you have any favorite galleries in town - outside of DC?
Angela: My favorite galleries are Wohlfarth Galleries and Washington Works on Paper gallery. They have been supportive of emerging artists, mid career artists and well established artists.