EDUCATION: B.S. in Art Education from Ball
State University; graduate work at UCSB; numerous classes and workshops
in ceramics, calligraphy, watercolor, printmaking, education, and
computer art.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: I have taught art both
studio and digital art from preschool through ninth grade and Adult
Education ceramics in both Indiana and California. I have been a technology
presenter for the Santa Barbara County Schools and a County Technology
Mentor.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Los Padres Watercolor Society, Goleta Valley Art Association, Santa
Barbara Art Association, Santa Barbara Printmakers, and Santa Barbara Studio Artists.
INDIVIDUAL SHOWS: Cate School Gallery, Santa
Barbara Travel Bureau at Five Points, Goleta Library, West Wall, The Santa Barbara Wellness Center, the Townley Room at the Santa Barbara Library, and
St. Francis Hospital.
GROUP SHOWS: I show regularly with the Goleta
Art Association, Los Padres Watercolor Society, and the Santa Barbara Printmakers.
ART BACKGROUND AND PHILOSOPHY: My serious interest
in art began in junior high school when my father, a sign painter, began
teaching me brush lettering. That love of letter forms is evident
in much of my present work in monotype. I became acquainted with various
printmaking techniques in college and became intrigued with the medium.
In 1992 I spent a month studying monotype at the Graphics Workshop
in Santa Fe. Much of my present work includes drawings that are added
to the monotype through a process called Chine collé. It is
a French term for a method of adhering thin pieces of paper to a larger
print paper with glue, at the same time that the inked image is printed.
The drawings are placed glue side up on the monotype plate, the print
paper is placed on top of the plate and glue coated drawings, and
the paper and plate are run through the press. The drawings become
a permanent part of the print. Watercolor is another of my passions.
My love of flowers blooms in the colorful florals that I enjoy painting.
The art that I produce shows my fascination with the beauty in the
world of nature and has been influenced by the writings of American
artist Robert Henri.
