Texture is a key element in my work. Whether it is a piece of jewelry or a somewhat larger small sculpture, the surfaces of my work are replete with etched, folded, or controlled texture. The shapes are volumetric, over-inflated rectilinear forms that suggest a human feature or organic reference.
Art is, for me, a connection to the natural world that is more direct than any other aspect of my life. My journey to this place of creation has been a circular one, encompassing many experiences, both challenging and creative. Birth, death, love, frustration - balance and support me as I navigate this process of expression and connection to the relationships that make up my time on this earth.
My intent is that this work will inspire inner reflection in the viewer and that they may find beauty or something compelling or thought-provoking in the work.
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Spatial Art 2008
Bachelor of Art – Art Education 2008
Single Subject Teaching Credential – Art 2010
Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
Associate of Arts Degree 2005- High Honors
Studio Art, emphasis in metalsmithing/jewelry
Relevant coursework: Metalsmithing, Casting,
Textile Techniques, Stone Setting, Soldering Techniques, Advanced Jewelry Fabrication, Enameling, Hydraulic Press Forming, Photo Etching, Mold Making; Ceramic Sculpture, Pit Fire Techniques, Figure Modeling/Drawing, Painting, Watercolor
EXHIBITIONS
2010 Alumni Jewelry and Small Sculpture Exhibition
Art Building, San Jose State University
2009 Member Exhibition
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
2008
Metals
Movement III – Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
MPC
Jewelry Club Sale
Monterey
Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
Expressions in Metal – Monterey Bay Metal Arts
Guild
Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
California Conference for the Advancement of
Ceramic Arts,
Davis,
CA
the space between . . . .- San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts project exhibition
Metals in Motion - Oakland Museum of California
Collector’s Gallery,
Oakland, CA
Current Artworks - Gallery 5, San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA,
Best
of Raku – Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
2007 Light
– Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Imagination
in Metal - Oakland Museum of California Collector’s Gallery,
Oakland CA
Artifact - Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose
State University,
San Jose CA
2006 Essential
Element, Trapped, Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild
Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
Herbert
Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
San
Jose State University Art Building “Phone Booth”, San Jose, CA
2005 Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos, CA
2002 Santa Cruz Government Center, Santa
Cruz CA
Santa
Cruz Health Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Sunset
Center Holiday Art Show, Carmel, CA
Essential
Element, Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild,
Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
2001 Noggins, Cabrillo College Gallery,
Aptos, CA
Sunset
Center Holiday Art Show, Carmel, CA
Scholarship
Show, Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos, CA
Essential
Element, Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild,
Monterey Glass School, New Monterey, CA
Yuma Symposium Student Show, Yuma, AZ
2000 Noggins, Cabrillo College Gallery,
Aptos, CA
Sunset
Center Holiday Art Show, Carmel, CA
1999
Boulder
Creek Art and Wine Festival, Boulder Creek, CA
Corralitos Holiday Faire, Corralitos, CA
1998
Corralitos
Holiday Faire, Corralitos, CA
1997
La
Selva Beach Holiday Gift Faire, La Selva Beach, CA
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
Thelma
and Carl Ulrich Endowment Scholarship
San
Jose State University, San Jose, CA – 2008
Thelma
and Carl Ulrich Endowment Scholarship
San
Jose State University, San Jose, CA – 2007
Cary
P. and Edith J. Gray Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2005
Merritt
S. Duncan Scholarship
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2005
Rachel
Spencer Re-entry Endowed Scholarship
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2002
Palace
Art and Office Supply Award
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2002
Yuma
Symposium Scholarship
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2001
Helen
Y. Irwin Memorial Award for Visual and Performing Arts
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2001
Mary
Wright Galipeaux Memorial Art Endowed Scholarship
Cabrillo
College Aptos, CA – 2001
ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild, Monterey, CA
Silicon Valley Metal Arts Guild, San Jose, CA
Society Of North American Goldsmiths
Yuma Art Symposium - Yuma AZ - 2001
Arts Academy Facilitator - Mission Hill Middle School 2010
Capitola Recreation Instructor - 1997,1998, 2010