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EDUCATION    BA, Economics, University of Virginia; MA, Sociology, University of Baltimore

JURIED SHOWS

2007          Fiber Artists of Baltimore: New Work, Slayton House Gallery, Columbia MD
      2006          Hair, Columbia Art Center, Columbia Maryland
      2006          Making an Entrance, Columbia International Festival of the Arts
      2005          Fourth French American Artist Exchange Exhibition, Cergy/Pontoise, France
      2003          Student Invitational Art Show, Howard Community College, Columbia MD
      2000          Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
      1999           Quilts=Art=Quilts
1998 Pennsylvania National Quilt Exposition (Honorable Mention) 

INVITATIONAL SHOWS

2007          Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, Maryland   
2007          RTKL ASSOCIATES, Baltimore, Maryland, Lobby Gallery
      2006          Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, Maryland   
      2006          Postcards from the Edge, Artisans Center, Waynesboro, VA
      2006 International Miniature Textiles Invitational - Dallas
      2005          Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, Maryland
      2005          International Invitational Miniature Art Textiles, Ocean County Artists’ 
                        Guild, Island Heights, New Jersey
      2004          Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, Maryland
      2003          Invitational Miniature Art Textiles, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Island
                         Heights, New Jersey
      2003          Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, Maryland
      2002          Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, Maryland   

GROUP SHOWS

2008 Fiber Artists of Baltimore at the Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD
2005          Fiber Artists of Baltimore: Thread and Cloth, Gallery MIM, Baltimore, MD
2004          Fiber Connection:  World Views: Common Ground, Maryland Hall for Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
2004          Fiber Artists of Baltimore: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore Maryland
2004          Fiber Artists of Baltimore: Howard County Arts Center, Ellicott City, Maryland
2004          Fiber Artists of Baltimore: Layers, Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD
2003          Fiber Connection: International Miniatures Exhibit, Greater Flint Arts Council
                  Flint, Michigan
2002          Voices in Cloth, Milner Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2001 Chaffee Center for the Arts, Vermont
2000          Paper Cuts, Quilter’s Heritage Celebration
1997           Notrad Does Nippon
1996 That’s Not A Real Quilt!

COMMISSIONS

    2006          Liturgical Garments: Dogwood, St Thomas Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA
     2006          Altar Paraments: Dogwood, St Thomas Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA
     2006          Hanging: Waterfall: Diptych, Private Collection, Ellicott City, MD
     2005          Hanging: The Things I Do For Art, Private Collection, Dallas, TX
     2005          Hanging: Hibiscus, Private Collection, Phoenix, MD
     2005          Liturgical Stole: The Mustard Seed, Dickeyville Memorial Church, Baltimore, MD
     2004          Liturgical Stole: Emmanuel, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney Valley, MD
     2004          Hanging: Canyon Sunrise, Private Collection, Baltimore, MD
     2004          Liturgical Stole: The Vineyard, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney Valley, MD
     2003          Liturgical Stole: The Grapevine, Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA
     2003          Liturgical Garments, Chasuble: The Vineyard, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney
                       Valley, MD
     2003          Altar Paraments: The Vineyard, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney Valley, MD
     2001           Altar Hanging: The Vineyard, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney Valley, MD
     2001           Liturgical Garments: Easter Fire, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney Valley, MD
     2000          Hanging: “Circle Time,” St Paul’s School Library, Brooklandville, Maryland
     1998           Altar Hanging: Easter Fire, Epiphany Episcopal Church, Dulaney Valley

PUBLICATIONS

Baltimore Sun, November 29, 2004
                        Patchwork Quilt Tsushin 1998 #84

ORGANIZATIONS

                        Surface Design Association
                        Fiber Connection
                        Fiber Artists of Baltimore
                        Episcopal Church and Visual Arts

ARTIST STATEMENT

I work with fabric because I love it.  I love its infinite color and pattern, its  feel, its smell, its versatility.  It speaks to me in many ways  - the variety of values, depths of design, challenge of creativity.  Fabric has limitless potential in terms of shape, texture, and dimensionality.  Using thread as an added layer multiplies exponentially the possibilities for creating a satisfying  piece of work, not to mention layers of paint, dye, inks, beads and other embellishments.

Most of my pieces explore shape and color layered on background.  Sometimes the shapes are the background.  Sometimes the shapes are realistic, and sometimes they are stylized, such as the spiral rose shape, which, I might add, I saw on a tee shirt in a bagel shop.  Inspiration comes from unexpected sources!  I am always looking at the patterns around me: branches of a tree against the sky, wallpaper in a restaurant, cracks in the sidewalk, tire treads, even the holes in a leaf made by a Japanese beetle.

Sometimes I start with a plan, and other times the fabric "tells" me what it wants.  A sketch, however crude, might get me started, but the sketch serves more as a reminder than a blueprint.  At times the sketch may consist of words or phrases to remind me of my concept.  Often my finished pieces bear no resemblance whatsoever to the sketch.  The important thing is to get started playing with the elements that inspire me: color, shape, texture.

I have continually worked to hone my skills through participation in workshops at the Quilt/Surface Design Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, where I have studied design and technique with such teachers as Carol Shinn, Sue Benner, and Jane Sassaman, as well as through classes in the art department of Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.  My studies and experience have given me an extensive range of techniques to use to address the artistic demands of each work.