Training
- I have no formal art education or training. I did take four metal work / jewelry making classes in college. I have taken clothing construction, beading, fabric dying and surface design classes as an adult.
Exhibitions:
2009
- Indianapolis Art Center Student Show-Exhibiter: "Industrial Sunrise"-Hand-dyed, hand quilted embellished studio quilt; "Tropical Rainforest"-Hand felted beads, off-loom bead weaving and embroidery with glass beads necklace.
2008
- Fire Mountain Gems and Bead Contest-"Tropical Rainforest Necklace" 3rd Place Seed and Bugle Beads Category.
- Indiana State Fair:"Industrial Sunrise" - Hand dyed, hand quilted, embellished studio quilt - Non-Professional Adult Fine Arts Embellished Fabrics - Blue Ribbon
; "Black Cage, Red Ball, White Chain" Seed beads, off-loom weaving - Non-Professional Adult Fine Arts - Beadwork, glass or plastic - Red Ribbon
; "Brown Triangle" Bead embroidery - Non-Professional Adult Fine Arts Beadwork, glass or plastic Honorable Mention
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- IBS Annual Bead Challenge: "Peruvian Green Bracelet" Peruvian Opal beads and seed beads - First Place;
"5 Green Bottles" Seed beads over glass bottles Third Place.
2007
- IBS Annual Bead Challenge: "Tropical Rainforest" - Hand felted beads, off-loom bead weaving and embroidery with glass beads necklace-First Place;
"Black Cage, Red Ball, White Chain" - Seed beads, off-loom weaving-Third Place.
2003
- IBS Annual Bead Challenge: "Lost in the Matrix"- Off-loom bead weaving on computer motherboard - First Place.
2002
- IBS Annual Bead Challenge: "Kachina Doll Souvenir"- Seed beads glued onto wood figure-First Place.
2000
IBS Annual Bead Challenge: "Spring and Fall"- Various beads, bead embroidery - First Place-Featured by Fire Mountain Gems and Beads in their ad on the back cover of Bead and Button Magazine, April 2000, Issue #36.
Professional Affiliations:
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Industrial Sunrise
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