Education

2004-2009            Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL: Classes in clay and bronze sculpture

2008-2009            Westside Vocational & Technical School, Winter Garden, FL: Classes in Artistic Welding

1991-1998            Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas: Major: Clinical Psychology 

1989-1991           M.S. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, Major: Clinical Psychology

1984-1988           BA, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL  

Artist's Statement

Although my formal education is in Psychology, I have been creating art since I was a child. Many of the concepts behind my pieces are inspired by literature and expressed through motifs found in the natural world. Somerset Maugham, Hermann Hesse, Jack Kerouac and Carlos Castaneda are among my favorite writers.  Crushed rocks, dried leaves, insects, tree bark, glass fragments and spider webs have all been sources of inspiration to me.  I use interesting ideas, feelings, experiences - even dreams - as a starting point for creating imaginative and expressive 2-D and 3-D images.  Most of my paintings are done in watercolor on Arches 300 lb. paper. My technique involves the application of numerous layers of watercolor followed by ink pen, charcoal, soft pastel or colored pencil to accent. Interlocking patterns and layers of dots and lines characterize my current style. 

Awards and Exhibits

2009

• First Place Award in 3D Category: Crealde School of Art Juried Student Show, Winter Park, FL
• Cheryl Bogdanowitsch Sculpture Award, Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL
• Maitland Art Center Member's Show: Bronze and steel sculpture exhibited
• Honorable Mention for Sculpture: DeLand Fall Festival of the Arts November 21-22. 2009

2008

• Artists Registry Juried Members Show, Orlando, FL
  President's Choice Award for bronze and steel sculpture
• Crealde School of Art Juried Student Show, Winter Park, FL
  Bronze and steel sculpture exhibited
• Orlando Museum of Art, 1^st Thursdays Program: Three bronze sculptures juried into the Sclupture: From House to City show.
• Orlando Museum of Art, 1^st Thursdays Program: Bronze sculpture juried into the Beatniks and Bongos: Abstract Art
• Crealde School of Art Auction and Fundraiser: Two giclee prints displayed and sold.

2007

• Artist's Registry Juried Member's Show: Bronze sculpture exhibited
• Orange County Annual Art Exhibition for Employees and Relatives: 2^nd Place Award in Professional Category
• Crealde School of Art Juried Student Exhibition: Bronze sculpture exhibited
• Osceola Center for the Arts Annual Juried Exhibition: Bronze sculpture exhibited
• Crealde School of Art Auction and Fundraiser: Two giclee prints displayed and sold.

2006

• Red Chair Affair, Bob Carr Auditorium: Three paintings exhibited
• 1^st Thursdays Program, Orlando Museum of Art: Two pieces displayed in October show, Visions of Gratitude
• Crealde School of Art Auction and Fundraiser: Clay sculpture, displayed and sold.

2005

• Merit Award: Maitland Rotary Arts Festival
• Merit Award: Orlando Spring Fiesta in the Park

2004    

• Third place in Painting: Orlando Fall Fiesta in the Park
• Second place in Painting: Avalon Park Art Festival
• 1^st Thursdays Program, Orlando Museum of Art: One piece displayed in Small Works show.

2003    

• Third place in Painting: Ormond Beach Festival of the Arts

 
Festivals and Shows (2006-2009)

 2009:

• February 6 and 7: Mt. Dora Art Festival, Mt. Dora, FL

• March 14: Baldwin Park Arts Festival, downtown Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL

• March 27-29: Art in the Park at Epcot Flower and Garden Show, Lake Buena Vista, FL

• May 16th: PARTicipation at the Maitland Art Center in Maitland, FL

• November 21-22: DeLand Fall Festival of the Arts, downtown DeLand, FL

  2008        

• April 5 and 6: Santa Fe Community College Spring Arts Festival in historic downtown Gainesville
• April 19 and 20: Spring Festival of the Arts, Maitland, FL
• May 10 and 11: Volvo Mayfaire-by-the-Lake, Lakeland, FL
• Nov. 1 and 2: Fiesta in the Park, Orlando, FL
• Nov. 22 and 23: Deland Fall Arts Festival, Deland, FL
  

2007

• April 14 and 15: Fiesta in the Park, Orlando, FL
• April 21 and 22: Spring Festival of the Arts, Maitland, FL 
• May 12 and 13: Volvo Mayfaire-by-the-Lake, Lakeland, FL

 
2006

• October 7 and 8: 17^th Annual Old Hyde Park Village Art Festival, Tampa, FL
• October 21 and 22: Maitland Rotary Art Festival, Maitland, FL
• November 4 and 5: 25^th Annual Downtown Festival and Art Show, Gainesville, FL
• November 25 and 26: Space Coast Art Festival, Cocoa Beach, FL
• December 2 and 3:Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Fine Arts, Crafts and Music Festival