Education

• University of Connecticut, BA English, 1966
• University of Connecticut, MSW 1971
• Rhode Island School of Design, Color Theory, 3D Design, and 3 other related courses, 1985-1989
• Penland School of Crafts, Intro to Metalsmithing with Maryann Scherr, 1993
• John C. Campbell Folk School, Kumihimo Braiding with Ethel Kawamura, Soft Fiber Basketry with Sandy Webster, 1994-95
• Connecticut College, Collage with Maureen McCabe, 3 semesters Independent Studies in Studio Art, 1996-98           
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Workshops with Carol Eckhart, Lissa Hunter, David Bacharach, Jean Hicks and Akira Blount, 1996-1999

Awards

• 2008 Best in Show, Craft USA 2008, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Caanan, CT for Desert Blooms.
• 2008 Alice Clark Hubbard Prize (Katherine Forest Craft Foundation), Artistic Wanderings 2008, Norwich Arts Council Gallery, Norwich CT for Dessert Blooms.
• 2008 Mabel Kingsbury Fentress Prize (Katherine Forest Craft Foundation), 52nd Regional Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic CT for The Souk.

Selected Juried Shows

• 2008 Craft USA 2008, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
• 2008 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 97th Annual Exhibition, Mystic, CT
• 2008 Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Arts Council Gallery, Norwich, CT
• 2008 52nd Regional Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
• 2007 64th Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT
• 2007 51st Regional Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
• 2006 50th Regional Exhibition, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT
• 2006 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 95th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic CT
• 2005 49th Regional Exhibition, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT
• 2005 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 94th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT

Artist Statement

Sculpting by way of weaving began for me over a decade ago. I sat down one afternoon at home to experiment with basketry. As I got well into the process I realized I didn’t know how to complete a basket. Continuing anyway on the material I was able to produce an abstract sculptural form. Since then my major work has been to develop this process of building abstract and sculptural forms from a variety of basket beginnings.

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