Author / Published:
Featured in Quilting Arts magazine, Fall 2016, article “Collaboration”, pgs. 20-24.
Studios magazine, Summer 2013, pgs. 102-106.
Featured in the Quilt Life magazine, August 2013, pgs 26-27.
Featured in The Natural World, published 2012 by Lark Books
Juried into Lone Star III, published in Fall of 2011, Univ. of TX Press
Juried into 500 Art Quilts by Lark Books, 2010. pgs. 79, 316 and 324.
Featured in Quilting Masterclass, a book from 50 of the world's finest artists; Quarto Publishing, 2000,
pgs. 124 -128.
Author of two CDs on a new silk-screening process and fabric painting.
Author of 2 books: Fabric Painting & Quilted Sea Tapestries, published by Martingale in 1990 & 1995
Artist:
Won Third Place at International Quilt Festival with Splash!, November 2016
Won Third Place at juried show, SPIN, Arrowmont Arts & Crafts, October, 2016
Featured Fiber Artist, Copper Shade Tree, Round Top, TX. Sold 9 pieces, and received 2 commissions, Feb. 2016
My City Birds tapestry was purchased in 2015 by the city of Houston, for display at IAH Airport.
Juried into "From Insects to Elephants," Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts.
On display from November, 2015 - January, 2016.
Juried Exhibition at 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX, September 2015.
Juried Exhibition: Archway Gallery, benefitting Houston Audubon, July 2014.
Juried traveling exhibit Tactile Architecture by Quilts Inc., War Ripples, on display from Oct. 2013 - Aug. 2014.
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, Butterfly exhibit, Spicebush Swallowtails on display from April 3 - June 2014.
Filmed workshops about Surface Design on Quilting Arts TV and PBS. Silk screen printing and soy wax techniques
were featured.
Art in Fiber 2012 and 2013 at Copper Shade Tree Gallery, Round Top, TX. Gallery continues to show and sell
my artwork.
International Quilt Festival, October 2012. Art in two exhibits: Silk Exhibit & Tactile Architecture.
Juried Exhibition, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Sunset, UT. Sold artwork, September - November 2012.
Tokyo Quilt Show, Exhibited War Ripples based on Hiroshima, January, 2012
Awarded Best of Show, Betz Gallery, Houston, TX, October 2011.
Business:
My company is Art Threads. In 2006, I purchased Colorhue Dye, a silk dye. Selling wholesale, we quadrupled sales,
including distribution through Dharma Trading.
I create custom screens for numerous clients, and also offer a full line of screens featuring my art. They are used
on a variety of materials, including clay, glass, fabric and wood.
Teacher of fabric painting, printing, silkscreening, dyeing and machine embroidery at Art & Quilt venues. I have
taught throughout the US and Japan.
Community Service
Board member of Creativity Shell, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Our primary goal is to teach children to sew. We
have sewing and textile arts programs in libraries, shelters, and a retail space.
I served as President, Vice President and Architectural Chair over an eight year period for the Kings Forest
Community Association.
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