"Moving to Hawai`i in 1992 liberated my art and shocked me into a new plane of awareness of the outrageous beauty, interconnectedness and magic of the natural world. The luxury of creating art on a daily basis is new to me. I know that the productivity, creativity and happiness I feel now shows in my work. New ideas beckon to me as I move around these amazing islands. Hawai`i is such a visually rich environment with brilliant colors year-round---ideal for my preferred subjects: wildlife, landscapes, flowers, reef life, cultural artifacts and dreams.

I like to flit from image to image and from medium to medium in a nonlinear way. My favorite materials involve scratchboard, paper sculpture, watercolor and mixed media. Works in various stages of completion compete for my attention and time in a ceaseless flow of creative energy."

Conklin's original art and reproductions are available in galleries and shops throughout Hawai`i. Her designs are licensed to Island Heritage Publishing Company, Hawaiian Resources, Marriott International and Hawaiian Moon Designs, Tropical J's, Quiet Storm Records and Maui Goose, Ltd. A frequent participant in juried art shows in Hawai`i, Conklin's works is in the collections of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Holiday Inn Corporation, Aloha Oil Company and private collections worldwide.

Member of Hawaii Watercolor Society, Honolulu Printmakers Workshop, Association of Hawaii Artists, Pacific Handcrafters Guild. BA Art History and Studio Art, Oakland University, Rochester, MI. MA Art History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Advanced study in Art, Massachusetts College of Art, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Art instructor in Massachusetts and Georgia.

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