About Me
I come from a long line of artists on both sides of my family and I have always loved art. I explored painting, weaving, pottery and just about everything else, but really got excited when I started working with glass. From the first piece of stained glass I made in 2002, I knew I had found my passion. Although primarily self-taught, I have had the great fortune to have studied and worked with some of the world's foremost glass artists. I now spend my days exploring fused glass, kiln cast glass sculpture, and mosaics in my studios in Stuart Florida and in Lac Brome (Knowlton) Quebec. I do teach and mentor individuals and groups, please contact me for further information.
Past Exhibitions:
2004 Featured Artist, stained glass, "The Lord's Place" Benefit Palm Bch FL
2004 Featured Artist, stained glass, "Opportunity, Inc." Benefit Palm Bch FL
2005 Artist of the month (August), Featuring fused and stained glass, City Place Shopping Center, West Palm Beach FL
2008 "Best of Show" Mosaic, McMow Art Glass, Lake Worth FL
2009 "Best of Show" Mosaic, McMow Art Glass, Lake Worth FL
2009 Finalist, National Art Encounter, Mosaic,Von Leibig Gallery, Naples FL
2009 Finalist, Global Priorities Exhibit, Mosaic, Miami Mosaic Academy, Miami, FL
2009 Artist in Residence, Uroborus Glass, Portland Oregon
2009 Finalist, 6th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Kiln Cast Glass, The Elliott Museum, Stuart FL
2010 Featured Artist, fused glass and stained glass, 8th Annual "Jewels of Life" American Lung Assoc. Charity function, Palm Bch., FL
2010 Featured Artist, Fused glass and Mosaic, McMow Art Glass, Lake Worth, FL
2010 Published in "Mosaic Art Now", Mosaic
2010 "Flights of Fancy" Exhibition, Mosaic, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte NC
2010 Finalist, Red Hot Glass Party & Auction, Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
2012 First Place, Professional Category, McMow Art Glass, Lake Worth, FL
2018 Solo Exhibition, Lac Brome Quebec
Studied with:
Phil Materio, Lake Worth, FL; Fused Glass
Jurgen Grauer, Lake Worth, FL; Leaded Stained Glass
Mike Dupille, Seattle WA; Fused Glass
William Ward, Portland OR; Kiln Cast Glass
Diann Scchwerdtfeger, OK; Fused Glass
David Alcala, Monterey CA; Fused Glass
Newy Fagan, Ocala FL; Fused Glass
Lynne Chinn, Dallas TX; Mosaics
Ilana Shafir, Ashkelon, Israel; Mosaics
Martin Cheek, Broadstairs Kent, England; Mosaics
Antonella Gallenda, Venice, Italy; Micromosaics
Carol Shelkin, Philadelphia, PA; Mosaics
Paul Messink, Palm Dessert CA; Casting
Gail Stouffer, Bulverde, TX; Casting
Kate MacLeod, Bend, OR; Casting
Karl Harron, Newtownards, Northern Ireland; Fused Glass
Nathan Sandberg, Portland, OR; Fused Glass
Member of:
Society of Professional Mosaic Artists
National American Glass Club
National Association of Professional Women
Glass Art Society