Education
1974-1978, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, BS in Advertising, with honors; studies included graphic design, art history, furniture history, life drawing, photography, and interior design

I was taught embroidery by my great grandmother; I am self-taught in watercolor painting

Professional Affiliations
Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin
Austin Visual Arts Association
Texas Museum of Fiber Art
Women and Their Work, Austin

Current and Upcoming Art Shows and Exhibits:

People's Gallery, February 19, 2010 - January 28, 2011 - City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St., Austin, Texas
The View from Here, curated by Mo Scollan, February 27 - March 27, 2010 - studio2gallery, 1700 S. Lamar, Austin, Texas

Previous Art Shows and Exhibits
Magnolia Cafe, 2010 - Austin, Texas
East Austin Studio Tour, 2009 - Austin, Texas
32nd AVAA Anniversary Exhibit & Reunion, selection by juror, Dougherty Arts Center, 2009 - Austin, Texas
Kerbey Lane Cafe, Stitchings & Paper Constructions, 2009 - Austin, Texas
Texas Museum of Fiber Arts Exhibit, selection by juror, Texas State Capitol, 2009 - Austin, Texas
Show-n-Sell, Austin Visual Arts Association, 2009 - Austin, Texas
12 Buy 12 Annual Show, selection by jury, Austin Art Space Galleries & Studios, 2008 - Austin, Texas
East Austin Studio Tour, 2008 - Austin, Texas
Lovers, curated by Lanie McCormick, Austin Figurative Gallery, 2008 - Austin, Texas
Texas Museum of Fiber Arts Exhibit, selection by juror, Texas State Capitol, 2008 - Austin, Texas
Self-portrait Show, Austin Figurative Gallery, 2007 - Austin, Texas

Artist Statement - Stitchings My hand-stitched portraits and landscapes are idealized renditions punctuated with symbolic elements. I enhance the works by interjecting colors that are in contrast to the natural color scheme. I developed my own style of stitch work—long radiating stitches form interlocking surfaces that build dimensionality and shape. Stitched close together, the smooth threads create reflective facets that make color shifts, giving the work a sense of animation. I combine this needlework with traditional embroidery stitches. The resulting work looks like a painting until viewed close enough for the threads to become apparent.

Artist Statement - Paper ConstructionsMy 3-dimensional, abstract constructions are made with paper, hardware, and sewing notions. The papers used include annual reports, magazines, BeadForLife beads, maps, shopping bags, skein bands, and sundry other repurposed and purchased papers. One 3-dimensional shape central to all of the works is a 10-faced polyhedron. Micro polyhedra occur in nature—stacked, intertwined, and repeated over and over. As in nature, the polyhedra in my compositions are arranged according to their natural order—the shape itself dictating its position relative to other polyhedra. Individually, the abstractions are observations on nature and science. As a body of work, through the ubiquitous polyhedron, the constructions indicate commonalities in nature.

Comments written in my guest book:
Too unique for words! I loved it! Wow! I've never seen anything like this. Fabulous! Unique! Really different, very good. Wonderful and awesome! Beautiful work! Very inspiring work. A delight to see! Wonderful work! Lovely, lovely! Truly amazing! I've never seen anything like this before and I'm impressed. Wonderful exhibit. Unreal creativity and patience! Absolutely wonderful! Keep up the beautiful work. Great work! Fabulous. I do a lot of needlework and art and this is truly amazing. Beautiful! Amazing! Such fabulous work. These are just incredible!! Amazing work. The map pieces are riveting! Fantastic art talent and inspirational! Just wonderful - never seen anything quite like it. I am attracted to the complexity of your palette choices...love that the shadows aren't black. Beautiful work. Spectacular work!! Wow. Breathtaking talent. Unbelievable. I want one for every member of my family. Remarkable shapes and stitching beyond belief. Just beautiful, I haven't seen anything like it for a really really really long time! Just beautiful work. Keep the creativity going. Fabulous! Creative work! Love the colors. Very unique. Amazing! Blown away! Your art is beyond anything! Incredible! Beautiful! Great work! Amazing! Don't think I have ever seen anything like it. Beautiful work! Unreal! Wonderful work. Wonderful original art! Wow - Beautiful! Absolutely amazing! Amazing work! I have never seen this technique - Great detail and color use! I have never seen anything like this before - what a unique gift! Amazing - Breathtaking! Love the paper works!! Absolutely inspiring! Amazing work - hard to believe it's thread. Stunning work! Your art work is beyond stunning - as a sewer and stitcher all my life - I so admire your incredible talent. Amazing artist - great detail - beautiful. Breathtaking!. The intricacy and attention to detail is beautiful. Your work is wonderful! What a talent - beautiful stitches! Perfect! Your thread work is amazing! Thank God for talent like you. Outstanding work! Fantastic work - great colors. Incredible! Incredibly different. Impressive! The found paper pieces are wonderful. The most creative thing I have seen in a long time. Embroidery pieces were also good. I am a sucker for the brilliant colors and spatial planes! Without a doubt, the nicest work we have seen all day. You are very accomplished.

Art-Related Experience and Services

Founder and publisher (2004 - 2007) of Art Lover's Guide, an annual art guide and companion Web site covering Central Texas artists, galleries, and museums. It is now published by Austin Visual Arts Association.

2007–Current: Founder of Tome Town, a small book-design firm offering services to individuals and businesses that want to use powerful new resources that have been created specifically for self-publishers.


Link to my publishing services web site, Tome-Town.com.