I want to impart a greater appreciation of the natural beauty that surrounds us. My work combines color and shape using the technique of kiln-formed glass to create form and function. I have chosen kiln-formed glass as my medium because I appreciate the challenge of designing and visualizing how heat will transform the glass into what I have envisioned.
Exhibitions
2009: Pagosa Mountain Hospital and Pagosa Springs Arts Council Juried Exhibit, Pagosa Springs, CO
2009-2012: Wild Spirit Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
2010: East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2010: 7th Annual Juried Exhibition: A Regional Art Competition, Pagosa Springs, CO
2011 – Present: Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass, Dallas, TX
2011: East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2011: Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass, ” 21st Anniversary Celebration, One of a Kind”
2012: Pump Project Art Complex Exhibit: “Fire Works: Ceramics, Glass and Metal”
2013: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2013-2015: Earthen Vessel Gallery, Durango, CO
2013 – 2016: Handcrafted Interiors, Pagosa Springs, CO
2014: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2015: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2016 – 2021: Two Old Crows Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
2016: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2017: Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass , “From The Garden Show”
2017: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2018: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2019: West Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
2021 – Present: Southwest Elegance Gallery, Pagosa Springs, CO
2022: Pagosa Springs Medical Center Juried Art Wall Installation, Pagosa Springs, CO
Education
2006: Art Glass Fusing Center, Amy Schlief-Mohr, High Fire Slabs
2007: East by Southeast Studios, Glenda Kronke and Flo Vazquez, Advanced Fusing
2007: Art Glass Fusing Center, Robert Leatherbarrow, Powders: Colour, Components, and Crackle
2009: Vitrum Studios, Judith Conway, The English Cottage Garden
2010: Pilchuck Glass School, Steve Klein, Objects from Influence and Inspriation
2012: Curious Glass Shop, Nathan Sandberg, Go With the Flow