Education

MFA-Ceramics May '94
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA
BFA-Ceramics May '91
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

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  Public Art Installations, Grants, Awards

Inspiration Way Sculpture exhibition Tamarac , FL 2024-2025 public installation

Ocala Sculpture exhibition Tuscawilla Park, Ocala, FL 2024-2026 public installation Port St Lucie, FL City Hall - Nouveau Crane installed 2023 -2025 solo art on loan Augusta Sculpture Trail, Augusta, Georgia January 2023-2025 public installation

City of Coral Springs , Public Art ( 2 ) Hera and Fernando March 2022 public installation City of Tamarac, Florida “Jemma” installed at city hall 2021 permanent collection

R B S exhibition,Rosemary Beach, Florida 2021-2022 public installation

Inspiration Way exhibit, Tamarac, Florida 2020-2021 People's choice award public installation

Omnium Gatherum, Alpharetta , Georgia 2019 Public Installation

Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition 2018 -Public Installation

Southeastern Guide Dogs Super Heroes on Parade 2017 (2 )Public Installations "Spotlight on Clay" American Craft exhibition Hanson Gallery Houston TX Best of show

Rosen Buyers Market of American Craft Philadelphia Pa Emerging Artist Award Florida Individual Artist state grant competition Honorable Mention

Sea Cows by the Sea Sarasota Public Art Presentation

National Society of Arts and Letters

Antonio Cirino Memorial Fellowship Fund Two consecutive years grants

 

Press and Publication

Port St Lucie, FL WQCS local news 2023

Crete Chae Clay - The Other Mud 2022

Rosemary Thymes 2022 Tamarac Talk 2021

Rosemary Thymes 2021 Sarasota Herald Tribune 2017

Sarasota Herald Tribune 2000

Niche Magazine Spring Issue 1999

Eclipse Magazine 1999,

Sarasota Herald Tribune 1996

 

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Artists Statement 

My subject matter has remained rooted in themes of nature, feminine beauty

and animals. Sculpture's are created with the intent of bringing a figure to

life that is both whimsical and elegant simultaneously. A successful piece

exudes something of a life force in an apparent though ephemeral personality.

The paradox in the work that the up cycled material is commonly disposed of in

ways that effect the very creatures I am creating is important to me.

One artistic goal is for my work to speak, draw attention to the use of

recycled materials

(that are intentionally not obvious) :  

That all works made from recycled material do not have to look like the

recycled parts they were crafted from  in the final work.  

I am saddened by what is happening to our wildlife and environment

and create my work in  an intuitive manner of conversation  

between up cycled / recycled  materials mixed with compounded cement,

steel  and a strong affinity:  appreciation for all things in nature.

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