Exhibitions and awards

2024 April. Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, St. Augustine, FL. Showing of ‘Poppy Palooza’ installation.

2024 February 4 through March 16. Expressions Art Gallery on Colbert, Palm Coast, Florida. Fiber Art- Natural Expressions by 3 Contemporary Fiber Artists.

2024   St. Johns County Cultural Council, St. Augustine, FL. William Bartram’s Travels in East Florida, 1774 - 2024

2023. St. Johns County Cultural Council, St. Augustine, FL. Threading the Margins

2023 Miniature Marvels, St. Augustine Art Association, Best in Show, ‘Log Cabin’

2021 Miniature Marvels, St. Augustine Art Association, Alice Alger Most Creative Award for ‘Search for Life’

2020 Intertwined 2020: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, showing ‘Giverny’ and ‘Autumn Blossom’

2020 Contemporary Fiber in Florida, Florida Craft Art, St. Petersburg, Florida., ‘Whimsical’

2020 Miniature Marvels, St. Augustine Art Association, Alice Alger Most Creative Award for ‘Planet B’

2020 Juried Annual Members Show, Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. ‘Whimsical’ and ‘Traversal’ also selected to show in a three man show in

August 2020.

2019 18th Annual Tactile Art Show, St. Augustine Art Association, Nancy Garrard Best Fiber Award for ‘Chime In’

2018 Elegant threads, Lighthouse Artcenter, Tequesta, Florida — 1st Place for Surface Design, ‘Sunrise Shawl’

Society of Mixed Media Art (SOMMA) Member Exhibition, Jacksonville Florida — 3erd place, 'Flora Orba’

2017    Contemporary Fiber in Florida, Florida Craft Art, St. Petersburg, Florida

2016    High Fiber, A.E. Backus Museum, Fort Pierce, Florida

2015   Tactile Art Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---Best of Show

             Honors Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida

             Fiber Artists Network Back by Popular Demand, Butterfield Garage Art Gallery

             Small Objects, (Invitational), Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, Florida

2014     Fiber Artists Network Member's Exhibit,  Florida State College, Jacksonville, Florida

             Tactile Art Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---Best of Show

             Cutting Edge, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida

             Fabulous Florida, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida

2013     Three's Company, Butterfield Garage, St. Augustine, Florida

             Cutting Edge, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---1st Place

             Global Latitudes, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---2nd Place

2012     Tactile Arts, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---3rd Place

             Cutting Edge, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida--- Honorable Mention

1994-1999     Longs Park Outdoor Art Show, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

                      MT. Gretna Art Show, Under the Trees of Old Chatauqua

1992...    Raising two incredible daughters...

Employment

1985-1991     Weave Corperation, Denver, Pennsylvania

Designer of fine Jacquard Woven fabrics for upholstery sold to select furniture manufacturers worldwide.  (Jacquard is form of weaving detailed designs right into the structure of the cloth). 

Education

1980-1984    Bachelor of Science in Textile Design from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science.

Professional affiliations

St. Augustine of Art Association

Fiber Artists Network

Textile Arts Guild of St. Augustine

 Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach