• I’m an artist. (Self-taught and always experimenting and learning.)
  • I think you can learn lots from looking at books, surfing the web, taking classes and chatting with other artsy types.
  • I believe everyone has a creative spirit and I love helping others explore that spirit.
  • Sometimes I make a big mess when I'm creating. Sometimes it takes days to clean up.
  • I have an amazingly supportive and wonderful husband. He uses his creative spirit to make up silly songs.
  • I have two super fantastic kids. Claire's creative spirit results in endless curiosity about every little thing. Benjamin shows his artistic side with some funky dance moves.
  • Mmmmm, I love me some chocolate. Win me over with brownies and ice cream any day!
  • My favorite color combination is green and purple.
  • I've lived in Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Florida, Mississippi, California, Maine and Texas.
  • I like the idea of high heeled shoes, but I never wear them.
  • I don't cut paper with my fabric scissors.
  • If I want two things stuck together, I prefer to sew a seam. I’m not so good with the glue.
  • When I'm making a quilt, I love picking out the colors and fabrics. I love conceiving the design. Sometimes I run out of enthusiasm when it comes to actually putting it together.
  • My middle name is Hope.
  • I don't like watermelon or mac and cheese.
  • I'm a list maker, but not necessarily a list follower.
  • When I'm making art, my heart beats faster and I feel joyful.





Juried Exhibitions and Awards

Tactile Architecture, traveling exhibit, 2010
Beneath the Surface, International Quilt Festival, Long Beach, 2010
12x12 Art Quilt Collaborative, traveling exhibit, 2010
Twelve Square Inches, Dallas Quilt Celebration, 2010
BIG as in Texas, Texas Museum of Fiber Arts, 2009
Dallas Quilt Celebration, Honorable Mention, 2009
Visual Arts Society of Texas, 125-Mile Exhibition, Denton, TX, 2009
Tactile Architecture, traveling exhibit, 2008
Deep in the ART of Texas, Texas Museum of Fiber Arts, 2008
Visual Arts Society of Texas, 125-Mile Exhibition, Denton, TX, 2008
New Horizons in Fiber 2008: Texas Federation of Fiber Artists, 2008
New Frontiers: An Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art, McAllen, TX, 2007
Visual Arts Society of Texas, 125-Mile Exhibition, Denton, TX, 2007
The Frayed Edges, 5 Artists: 5 Views, Camden, Maine, 2007
Dallas Area Fiber Artists, Thompson Gallery, Mary Ryan Award, 2007
Au Naturale at the Tims Art Quilt Studio and Gallery, 2006
Microcosmos: Little Worlds at the Tims Art Quilt Studio and Gallery, 2006
The Art of Healing at Maine Street Art Gallery, Brunswick, Maine, 2006
Frayed Edges at the Little Dog Coffee Shop, Brunswick, Maine, 2005
Art Quilts Maine at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, Maine, 2004
Maine Quilts, Honorable Mention, 2004
QuiltFest, Jacksonville, Florida, Honorable Mention, 2003

Publications

12x12 Art Quilt Collaborative, Lark Books, coming Spring 2011
Belle Armoire Jewelry, coming Summer 2010
Art Quilting Studio, Spring 2010
Sew Somerset, Winter 2010
Quilting Arts, March 2009
Belle Armoire Jewelry, Spring 2009
Stitched Jewels, Lark Books, 2009
Belle Armoire Jewelry, Winter 2009
Sew Somerset, Winter 2009
Somerset Life, Summer 2009
Creative Quilting with Beads, Lark Books, 2008
Altered Couture, Volume 4, Spring 2008
Somerset Studio, January/February 2008
Belle Armoire, January/February 2008
Artitude, Spring 2007
Quilting Arts, Winter 2006
Somerset Studio, May/June 2006
Quilting Arts, Winter 2005
Artella, Issue 8, May 2005

Professional Affiliations

Studio Art Quilt Associates
Dallas Quilt Guild
Dallas Area Fiber Artists
Texas Museum of Fiber Arts
Visual Arts Society of Texas

Education

Bachelors of Science in Journalism, University of Kansas
Special focus in Art History and Creative Writing