Biography
I can't remember a time when I didn't sew. Childhood dolls in fantastic costumes made way for elaborate medieval garments for historical recreation in college. Then some time after college, I fell into co-ownership of an art gallery. During my five years running an art gallery, I came to realize that what I truly wanted to do was create art, not just promote it. And my medium had to be the fibers I love - fabric and thread, beads and baubles.
I now make my living in Seattle, Washington as an artist, teacher and student. I teach throughout the Seattle area.
Selected Resume
Exhibitions/Publications
- This is Not Your Grandmother's Needle Work. Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild juried exhibit, Edmonds Historical Museum. November, 2004 - January, 2005.
- "Solid Gold: Working with Oil Sticks". Quilting Arts magazine. Issue 15. Fall 2004.
- A Page from My Journal. Organized by Karey Bresenhan, Director of the International Quilt Festival. Traveling Exhibit. 2003-2004.
- Dreaming the Garden. Juror: Laura Cater-Woods. Traveling exhibit. Lancaster, Massachusetts Fall, 2003. Lewiston, Idaho, Winter 2003. Mansfield, Ohio, Fall 2004.
- Needles Speak - Past, Present, Future. Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild juried exhibit, Museum of History and Industry. September - November, 2002.
- 9/11 An Artistic Response. Legacy Art & BookWorks, invitational exhibit. Columbia, MO. Winter, 2002.
Education/Business Experience
- Skunk Hill Studio. Artist, Workshop Instructor and Web Designer. 2001 - Present.
- Art & Design. Gail Harker Creative Studies Center, City & Guilds Course #7922-01. October 2004 - September 2006.
- Machine Embroidery. Gail Harker Creative Studies Center, City & Guilds Course #7802-18. Completed: August 2004.
- Machine Embroidery. Gail Harker Creative Studies Center, City & Guilds Course # 7702-23. Completed: November, 2002.
- Bachelor of Arts. Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA. Conferred Spring, 1992.
- Co-owner, Legacy Art & BookWorks, Inc., Fine Art Gallery. Columbia, MO. 1995-2001.
Memberships
- Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild. Board Member 2004-2006.