I majored in photography, but I've studied painting, printmaking, and jewelry. I love taking cemetery photos and making multiple exposures. For me, it's all about texture. I use those photos as the basis of my printmaking - distilling the shapes created by the multiples and pushing them to the abstract. These same themes run through my collages and jewelry. I layer paper and wire and beads and see what becomes of them.

EDUCATION:  
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994
Communication Design courses (towards second BFA), Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 1999-2000
Slade School of Art (exchange student), University College, University of London, London, England, Fall 1993
Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1989-1991
Regent's College (Centre College in London), London, England, Fall 1990

VOLUNTEER ART EXPERIENCE: 
Member, Event Coordinator, and Web Administrator, Oak Cliff Artisans, 2003-present
Donated artwork to the International Rescue Committee’s “ARTvocacy: Advocacy through Art” silent auction, 2005
Donated artwork to the offices of, and to the House Party 2005 auction for Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity

EXHIBITS AND SALES: 
Oak Cliff Artisans Spring and Fall Shows, Dallas, Texas, 2003-2007
Mystic Mutts and Moonpies Dog Festival, Dallas, Texas, October 2006
Urban Bazaar, Make Studio, Dallas, Texas, 2006
Group Show, Laughing at the Sun Gallery, Austin, Texas, Summer 1999
The Hole Show, Gallery 2, Chicago, Illinois, Fall 1994
BFA Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, May 1994
Undergraduate Exhibition, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, May 1990