About
EDUCATION. Doctor of Philosophy, Genetics, Oregon State University, 1995; BS, Forestry, Michigan Technological University, 1977; postdoctoral research and teaching appointments, Carleton College, 1993–1999.
ACADEMIC CAREER. Biology faculty, Southern Oregon University, 2000–2021. Teaching included developmental biology, general biology and interdisciplinary seminar courses.
SELECTED RECOGNITION. 2010 Best in Show, Mosaic Arts International, Radiance; 2018 First Place, Mosaics Category, Delphi Glass 25th Art Glass Festival Online; Forget-Me-Not featured by the Society of American Mosaic Artists.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS. ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, US; Ravenna Mosaico, Ravenna, Italy; International Mosaic Competition and Exhibition, Gaziantep, Turkey; additional exhibitions and professional activity in Australia, England, Ireland, Italy and US.
TEACHING & PRESENTATIONS. Instructor and presenter for mosaic organizations, including AIMC, BAAM, CMA2, and the International Gaziantep Mosaic Conference, and MAANZ. Workshops and instruction in the Australia, England, France, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands and US.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES. Crater Lake National Park, US; Uroboros Glass, Portland, US; Olive Stack Gallery, Listowel, Ireland.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS. Work and profiles have appeared in Groutline, Mosaic Review, Mosaic Art Today, Profitable Glass Quarterly and other art and mosaic publications.
I make mosaic wall hangings and spend a lot of time looking at what makes an image hold together. I came to mosaic after a career in biology, and that background still affects how I work: I test things, compare results and change my mind when the evidence says I should.
I began making mosaics in 2007. Much of my work grows out of landscapes, plants, forests, water, wildfire and other natural systems. I am interested in what the finished image actually does: how what we see changes with value, light, scale, material, spacing and viewing distance. That question also drives my teaching and How Mosaics Work.