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Artist Statement:
My work is all about the
materials, combining diverse
materials in a way that
stimulates a thought or
emotion. From my very first
experiments with mosaic in the
landscape, I recognized the
power which is inherent in
those materials. I became a
facilitator, as the materials
did their magic.
In my first two-dimensional
pieces, I sought to make the
materials do things they
wouldn't do naturally. I
would combine ceramic ware,
and hand cut it in erratic
shapes and re-combined with a
static background of another
"hard" material, such as glass
tiles. I wanted the ceramic
pieces to become fluid. In
one of those first pieces,
"Ever So", the china appears
to drape itself over and under
the glass.
As I worked my way through the
technical learning curve, I
found myself drawn further to
textural materials and the
effects which result from
combinations of diverse
materials. Today, my studio
is visual chaos to an
observer, but it is a womb for
me. While I work, I am
surrounded by shelves of
kitsch, ceramics and glass, a
wall of rocks, stone &
crystals... it's a carnival of
visual stimuli which is my
inspiration.
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ARTIST RESUME
Education
BFA, 1979 Art History, with emphasis on Arts Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Professional Experience in the Arts
Gallery Assistant, Art Sales Gallery for Virginia Artists, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1979-1982
Director, Second Street Gallery, an alternative arts space, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1982-1986
Independent Mosaic Studies
2007, Workshop, "A Lighter Base for 3-D Mosaics: Polystyrene Forms and Polymer Fortified Concrete", with Sherri Warner Hunter
2007, Workshop, "Design for Mosaics", with Emma Biggs
2007, Conference, Society of American Mosaic Artists - Pheonix, AZ
2007, Workshop with Ilana Shafir, Washington, DC
2005, Workshop, "Winterstone for Sculpture", with Heather Dadek
2005. Workshop, "Mosaic Basics", with Shug Jones and Karen Ami
2005, Conference, Society of American Mosaic Artists - Washington, DC
Exhibitions
2007, A Handmade Season, group show, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia
2007, Life in Pieces, solo exhibition, C’ville Arts gallery, May 2007
2006, American Mosaic Project, group show sponsored by the Society of American Mosaic Artists, exhibited at High Risk Gallery, Chicago,Illinois
2005, American Mosaic Project, sponsored by SAMA, exhibited at Eleven-Eleven Scupture Space, Washington, D.C.
Galleries
Bricks & Mortar:
C’ville Arts, Charlottesville, Virginia
Black Rock Gallery, Wintergreen, Virginia
Online:
MyArtSpace, premiere membership
AbsoluteArts, premiere membership
Publications
Art featured with article, “City Styles, Country Miles: Charlottesville, Va., is brimming with art and architecture” by Margaret Lucke, AmericanStyle magazine, April 2008
Mosaic Art Now, New Directions in Modern Mosaic Art: An International Perspective, published by Bill Buckingham and Michael Welch, February 2008
Art featured with article, Daily Progress newspaper, January 2008 )
Mosaic Yearbook, 2005-2007, published by Bill Buckingham and Lynn Moor
Art featured with article, “Mosaic: Tesserae,” by Tammy Wise, Glass Craftsman, Aug/Sept 2005
Art featured on EBSQ, Featured Gallery, “Glass”, June 2005
Organizations
Society of American Mosaic Artists
C’ville Arts: an Artists’ Cooperative
British Association of Modern Mosaicists
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