Exhibition Record
Juried Art Shows 2002 - 2012
Art on the Square, Belleville, IL
Coconut Grove Festival of the Arts, Coconut Grove, FL
Cherry Creek Festival of the Arts, Denver, CO
Madison Art Fair, Madison, WI
One of a Kind Show & Sale, Chicago, IL
Pennsylvania Craft Art Fair, State College, PA
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, IL
St. Louis Arts Festival, St. Louis, MO
Scottsdale Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
 
Awards
Coconut Grove Art Festival, Coconut Grove, FL, jewelry award Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN, Best in Show - Jewelry, Honorable Mention - Jewelry Madison Art Fair, Madison, WI, Honorable Mention John Michael Kohler Art Center OutdoorArts Festival, Sheboygan, WI, Best in Show Minnesota Craft Council Fiber/Metal Show, Pursuing Excellence Award
 
Exhibitions
The Gallery, Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ: Contemporary Beadwork: Traditions and Transitions
Goldstein Gallery, University of Minnesota: Bead Dreams, Future Visions
Goldstein Gallery, University of Minnesota: Seed Dreams, Beaded Visions
Museum of Fine Arts, Hudson, WI: Individual Show
Museum of Fine Arts, Hudson, WI: Passionate Obsessions
Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ: The Magical Properties of Beads
 
Education
Carleton College, Northfield, MN, BA, cum laude.
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, BFA., Distinction in Ceramics.

Mixed media jewelry, working with beads, found objects, and stories

I work with small seed beads and a collection of larger beads and found objects. Weaving each individual bead by hand into its place, I create a complex palette of color, like a watercolorist's palette. My pieces are inspired by a story, feeling, or image. I focus on classical elements of artwork - color, form, and composition- as I add elements of my own: surprise, a sense of place, and interesting juxtapositions.