I
am a self-taught relief print maker, getting started by carving potatoes
to make thank you cards for teacher gifts in my first job out of Smith
College. I began painting when I moved to Fredericksburg in 2000. My recent
work has grown out of my early love for the strong images of black and
white photography and relief printmaking, merged with a love of intense
color and experimentation in the use of all kinds of media.
One thing I believe is that if the artist pays attention during the
creative process, what at first may seem a mistake, can take the work
in a wonderful direction. The best days are those when I get “lost”
in my work and surface hours later, unaware of the passage of time.
During my time in Fredericksburg, I have been a founding member of
Brush Strokes Gallery, served as Members' Gallery Coordinator on the
Board of Trustees of Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, and
am currently Liberty Town's Artist-in-Residence.
Shows and Awards
2001 – Honorable Mention, mixed
media, Fredericksburg Fine Arts Exhibit
2002 – First Place, photography, Uniquely Fredericksburg
2004 – Honorable Mention, printmaking, Fredericksburg Fine Arts
Exhibit
2004 – Uniquely Fredericksburg
2005 – It's a Small World, national exhibit, May/June, FCCA Main
Gallery
2006 – First Place, printmaking, Fredericksburg Fine Arts Exhibit
2006 – Honorable Mention, Blues, March/April, FCCA Main Gallery,
juror, Betsy Glassie
2006 – Merit Award, King George Art Show
2006 – Recent Works, September, two woman show, FCCA Members'
Gallery
2006 – Honorable Mention, printmaking Uniquely Fredericksburg
2007 – 2nd place, printmaking and digital art, Fredericksburg
Fine Arts Exhibit,
2007 – It's a Relief, solo exhibit, Spotsylvania Museum
2007 – Honorable Mention, Food for Thought, Liberty Town Arts
Workshop
2007 – Docents' Award, Summertime, national show, FCCA Main Gallery,
juror, Dave Daniels
2007 – Honorable Mention, Colonial Beach Art Guild Annual Show
2007 – Honorable Mention, printmaking and drawing, Uniquely Stafford
2007 – All About Music, P. Rose Gallery with Heidi Lewis
2007 – Exhibit of Relief Prints, Wide River Gallery, Colonial
Beach, VA
2008 – Two person show, New Work in Oil, FCCA Members' Gallery
2008 – Bill Hanson Memorial Award for the Arts, Feast for the
Eyes, Liberty Town Arts Workshop
2008 – Honorable Mention, Reclamation, nationally juried show,
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts
2008 – Honorable Mention, drawing/printmaking, Uniquely Fredericksburg
Artist-in-Residence, Liberty Town Arts Workshop
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