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Special Skills/Education
- Energy Footprint and Recycling in modern Studio Glass
- Sustainable Building, Off the Grid and subsistence farming lifestyles
- Bioregional, Green, and Sustainable City issues
- 2007: Center For Women in Enterprise, Providence, RI: Quickbooks Intro., Power Up!
- 2000-2001: New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Bellevue, Seattle, WA: Microsoft Office / MS FrontPage / Macromedia Flash/Dreamweaver / Adobe Photoshop /Illustrator / HTML / Certification Programs
- 1987-2000: Tai Chi Chuan, Andrew Dale, Harrison Moretz, Master Gao Fu, Seattle, WA, Michael Gilman, Port Townsend, WA
- 1992-1999: Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA: Painting on Glass / Welding 1 /Surface Embellishment [metal] / Plaster Mold making/ Lighting Design / Intro. To Fused Glass / Marketing and Selling Your Work / Beginning Lampworking /Hot Glass Casting / Beginning Woodcut and Linocut / Photographing your Work
- 1981-1983: Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA: Hot Glass Blowing / Neon / Sandblasting
- 1982: Sound Board Engineering Class, Thunder Oak Studio, Bothell, WA
- 1981: Hot Glass apprenticeship, Adelaide, South Australia
- 1976: Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cultural Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Exhibitions
- 2010: Residential Design and Construction, Boston Seaport Trade Center
- 2009: L’Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2007-2015: Open Studios Pawtucket, Pawtucket Open Studios First Annual Professional Arts Studio Event
- 2007-2015: POS Pawtucket Arts Festival Open Studios Tour
- 2006: Boston Home Show, Build Boston Residential Design Show, Boston, MA
- 2006: Providence Fine Furnishings Show, Providence, RI
- 2006: “Light” Imago Gallery, Juried exhibition, Warren, RI, Breslin Fine Arts Gallery, East Greenwhich, RI
- 2006: Pawtucket Open Studios, Pawtucket Arts Festival, Winter Holiday Sale, Pawtucket, RI
- 2005-present: Providence Fine Furnishings Show, Providence, RI
- 2003: “Illuminations Show” International Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA
- 2000: Peck and MacDonald “Art Furnishings Show”, Santa Monica, CA
- 1999: “Northwest Women in Glass” Exhibition, Tacoma, WA
- 1998: Lighting and Sculpture, Pratt and Seattle COCA, Seattle, WA
- 1997: Blue Heron Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA-Island Glass Artists Invitational
- 1996: GAS Conference-juried show, Cambridge Artists Co-Operative, Cambridge, Mass.
- 1995: “Visions, Myth and Magic VII”, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 1995: Blue Heron Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA-group invitational
- 1994: Continuous Spectrum-Mother’s United for Self Expression, Tacoma, WA
- 1993: “Expression of Instinct” Women in Art-Seattle, WA
- 1992-1995: Souvenirs of the Soul Gallery-various group shows
- 1983: Central Washington University-group glass show
- 1982: Solo Etched Glass Show, Warren, Ohio
Employment
- Consulting: glass design, interior and exterior, sandblast set up and technique
- 2008: Concept/Consultant “Experiencing the War in Iraq” Multimedia Art Exhibition, Providence and Pawtucket, RI, Fall River MA
- 2008: Taught Basic Sandblast Techniques, The Steelyard, Providence, RI
- 2005-ongoing: Fire & Ice Studio, Pawtucket, RI, Architectural Art Glass, Fine Art, Functional Art
- 1999: Developed Concept and Organizer and Participant “Northwest Women in Glass” show, Tacoma, WA
- 1991: Owner, Fire & Ice Glass Studio, Architectural Glass, Sculpture, Functional Art, Giftware
- 1983-1985: Partner of Hot Glass Studio, Marioni, McLain, Pariott, Eckstrand, Goldhaft
- 1982-1983: Production Glassblowing, The Glass Eye, Seattle, WA
- 1981: Hot Glass Studio-internship, Adelaide, Australia
Publications & Awards
- 2011: Southern New England Living, “Made in Southern New England” feature
- 2011: Providence Journal Décor/Artisan feature
- 2010: “Perspectives in Design, New England” Panache Publications
- 2010: “Best of American Glass Artists“, “Best of Artists Collectors Edition, online” Kennedy Publications
- 2009: “Best in Show” Accessory — Body of Work, Providence Fine Furnishings
- 2009: New England Cable Network, Green Home Segment
- 2008: Film, “Pawtucket Rising” directed by Jason Caminiti
- 2007: Providence Journal, Providence, RI, Lifestyle section feature article for Providence Fine Furnishings Show
- 2006: Providence Journal, Providence, RI, Lifestyle section feature article, Pawtucket Open Studios, Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, RI, Interview
- 2005: Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, RI, studio article
- 2002: “Island View”, Vashon Island, WA
- 2000: “L.A. Times”, Furnishings Show article
- 1999: “Tacoma Tribune”, NW Women in Glass article
- 1998: “Etched Glass, Techniques & Designs”, Norm and Ruth Dobbins, Hand Books Press
- 1995: “Beachcomber Press”, studio article