Betsy is a self-taught, mixed media, assemblage artist. Her art incorporates found and repurposed materials, in which she sometimes adds oils, acrylics and/or wax, making each piece unique.
Inspiration for her artwork comes from life. Many of her pieces are inspired by personal experiences, dreams and/or meditations, memories both real and imagined, as well as reactions to societal or global issues.
She has been collecting the materials for her work all of her life. She started collecting her “treasures” as a small child growing up in South Carolina where she was influenced by her parents who were also passionate collectors of such “treasures.” She has continued to gather her inspirational materials everywhere she goes - from back roads to the city streets. She is always on the look out for items that others have “disposed of,” with the intent of transforming them into something wonderful and meaningful.