RESUME:
EDUCATION:
Art disciplines - Russellville Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas
Bachelors in Education Science - Florida Southern College
Art Education Certification - Kindergarten -12th Grade (State of Florida, Dept. of Education)
Gifted Education Certification - Kindergarten - 6th Grade (State of Florida, Dept. of Education)
Workshops / Class Instruction
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Janet Roger, Tom Lunch, Tom Jones, Chuck McLachlan
AFFILIATIONS:
Artists League of Central Florida
Central Florida Watercolor Society
Florida Watercolor Society
Center Arts Association, Osceola County, Center for the Arts - Art in Public Places
ART INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Art instructor for Osceola Center for the Arts, adults and children
Art instructor at Orlando Museum of Art, children's educational programs and educators
INSERVICE PROGRAMS:
Community Vision, art introduction and experience, Osceola County
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
Honorble mention - Osceola Spring Art Show, 2000
Second Place - National Arts Program, 2004
Honorable Mention - OVAL Current Works, 2005
Second Place - Autumn Artfest, Live Oak Art League, 2006
Honorable Mention - Orlando City Arts Factory/ CFWCS 2007
Work selected for 2006-2007 Osceola Center Event Schedule and Publications
2007 Juried Drawing Show
The Osceola Center for the Arts
1st Place Award
2008 - The Fifth-23rd Annual Meatloaf
Cook-off Juried Art Show
1st Place
2008 Juried Show
The Osceola Center for the Arts
"Best of Show" Award
Commissioned work for Main Street Kissimmee Development Program
Work purchased for public locations and charitable fun raisers through the Osceola Center for the Arts, Community Redevelopment Association and Council on Aging
RELATED ENDEAVORS:
Show Manager and Art Designer for Sojourns and companion catalogue, a photographic presentation by Tom Tompkins.
TWorldPhotography.com
Active member and Treasurer of Gallery One, Kissimmee, Florida.
Juried 2006 Kissimmee Main Street Sculpture Experience.
| ARTIST STATEMENT:
My body of work consists of watercolor, pencil or colored pencil, however, I have an interest in working in three dimensional forms and frequently experiment in various media expanding my depth of knowledge and skills.
Although I like to work in various forms and materials, watercolor has been my primary media for expression. The challenge of the materials, my passion for paper in all forms and the immediacy of the work all combine to bring me back to watercolors and rethink how to use them is new and alternative ways. Recently, I have been using completed watercolors, cut and shaped to build paper sculptural relief work.
I continually seek new media for expression. I have worked in ceramics, fabrics and silk batik. No matter what the media, I find the surface treatment my main focus. I also work with my best instincts on form and structure, allowing experimentation and development of an idea to work for me.
It is my objective to continue development of other media. The more I experiment and pursue avenues of expression, the better I can use these skills in my art work. I see my career as an artist, instructor and student of the arts continue to provide me with the joy of "creating". My daily challenge is to build creative time. I think creatively and mentally construck work, but setting aside time to see these ideas to fruition is a goal I continually strive to reach.
As a professional artist, I look to peers and colleagues to share interests, offer critical examination of work and support my endeavors. I find that working with other artists inspire me to reach for higher goals, reexamine methods and self-evaluate professional development. As artists work with others in related fields, each takes away what he/she needs. I have seen this work in my own classrooms and workshops. As a student, I have made myself available to course work that has altered my perception of my work and given me what I needed as an artist.
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