Upcoming Shows and Exhibitions
TBA

My work is available on my Shop here.

Recent Events

John Campbell Fall Festival
John Campbell Folk School
Festival Barn-Juried Section
October 5-6, 2019

Southern Highland Craft Guild Fair
U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, NC
October 17-20, 2019

Y-Fair 
Blacksburg Community Center
Blacksburg, VA
November 8-10, 2019

Southern Highland Craft Guild Fair
July 20-22, 2018
U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, NC

Beyond Ornament
Exhibition at the Greenhill Art Center
August 2018-February 2019
Greensboro, NC

Southern Highland Craft Guild Fair
October 19-21, 2018
U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, NC

Alchemy 4
International Juried Exhibition of the Enamelist Society
Arrowmont, TN, Ohio Craft Museum, OH, and Metals Museum, TN

Vitreous Voices
Enamel Tradition of East Carolina University
East Carolina University, NC

November 10-12, 2017
YMCA Craft Fair
725 Patrick Henry Drive
Blacksburg, VA

December 1-3, 2017
Winterfair
Columbus Expo Center
Colombus, OH

September 16-17, 2017
Centerfest
Durhman, NC

October 20-22, 2017
Southern Highland Craft Guild Craft Show
US Cellular Center
87 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC

July 15, 2017
Art at the Market
Blacksburg, VA
First Place Award

June 3-4, 2017
Taubman Museum Sidewalk Art Show
Roanoke, VA
Third Place Award

Saturday, April 1, 2017
Glass and Metal Day – A fun day of free demonstrations in everything from glassblowing to metalsmithing. I will be doing enameling demonstrations.
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC

Winter Lights Festival
Friday, Dec. 2      3-8p.m.
College Ave. in Downtown Blacksburg

November 11-13, 2016
YMCA Craft Fair at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

October 27, 2016, 1:30-5:45p.m.
Inn at Virginia Tech
Women in Natural Resources Conference
Blacksburg, VA

October 15-16, 2016
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival
Norfolk, VA

October 8-9, 2016
Crozet Fall Arts and Crafts Festival
Crozet Claudius Park – Crozet, VA
Director’s Choice Award

September 16-18
Arts in the Heart of Augusta
Downtown Augusta, GA
Best in Show Award

July 16, 2016
Blacksburg Art at the Market
First Place-3D

June 16-19, 2016
Boardwalk Art Show
Virginia Beach, VA
$500 Merit Award

May 29, 2016, 4p.m.
Lecture “Get Buggy: Merging Science, Enamel, and Metal”
California College of the Arts/Center for Enamel Art
Oakland, CA

May 30-June3, 2016
“Drawing and Painting in Enamel: Vivid Colors and Emphatic Lines”
Workshop at the Richmond Art Center, CA
Hosted by the Center for Enamel Art

April 30-May 1, 2016
Arts in the Park
Byrd Park, Richmond, VA
Booth 191

May 7-8, 2016
Crozet Spring Arts and Crafts Festival
Crozet Claudius Park – Crozet, VA

Upcoming Workshops

Tube Settings: Basics and Beyond (Online)
Pocosin Arts (more information coming soon)
October 1 & 8, 2021

Drawing Nature in Enamel (co-teaching with Mi-Sook Hur)
John Campbell Folk School, NC
June 11-13, 2021

Recent Workshops

Drawing and Painting in Enamels
John Campbell Folk School, NC
March 15-21, 2020  -CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

Rings, Rings, Rings
John Campbell Folk School, NC
March 27-29, 2020-CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

Sustainable Jewelry (co-teaching with Kristi Glick)
John Campbell Folk School, NC
June 28-July 4, 2020-CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

Color and Depth in Enamel*
John Campbell Folk School, NC
September 27-October 2, 2020 -CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

Painting in Enamel
John Campbell Folk School, NC
September 15-21, 2019

Traditional and Alternative Settings
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Metals Week
Idyllwild, CA
June 9-13, 2019

Traditional and Alternative Settings (FULL)
John Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
January 27-February 2, 2019

Traditional and Alternative Settings (FULL)
Arizona Designer Craftsmen
Randolph Center, Tucson, AZ
February 9-10, 2019

Painting in Enamels
John Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
March 3-8, 2019

Color and Depth in Enamel
John Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
March 8-10, 2019

Rings, Rings, Rings
John Campbell Folk School
March 29-31, 2019

Drawing and Painting in Enamels
Touchstone Center for Craft, PA
September 21-24, 2018

Painting in Enamel
John Campbell Folk School, NC
September 30-Oct 5, 2018

Rings, Rings, Rings!
John Campbell Folk School, NC
February 16-18, 2018
*SORRY, THIS CLASS IS FULL*

Traditional and Alternative Settings
John Campbell Folk School, NC
April 1-6, 2018

Enamel Bowls
Penland School of Crafts, NC
October 8-14, 2017

Traditional and Alternative Settings
John Campbell Folk School
August 13-18, 2017

Idyllwild Metals Week – Idyllwild Arts Academy
Nature Journals for Metalsmiths
June 11-15, 2017

Painting in Enamels
John Campbell Folk School
February 19-25, 2017
SORRY-THIS CLASS IS FULL
Using powdered glass and copper as your palette, explore the art of painting with enamel. Create colorful scenes while learning to apply freeform brush strokes and watercolor techniques. We will unlock the secrets of kiln-firing painted enamels and apply these techniques to make a range of art objects, from jewelry to bowls to switchplate covers. All levels.

Rings, Rings, Rings!
John Campbell Folk School
February 17-19, 2017

Drawing and Painting in Enamel: Vivid Colors and Emphatic Lines
Richmond Art Center (hosted by Center for Enamel Art)
Richmond, CA
May 30-June 2, 2016

February 14-15, 2015
Textures: Surfaces and Settings
Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tucson, AZ

February 16-17, 2015
CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Otis College, CA

February 21-22, 2015
Drawing with Enamels
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

March 29-April 3, 2015
Scratch the Surface in Enamel
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC

April 10-12, 2015
Drawing with Enamels
Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC

Update: Full color catalogs are available for $6, which includes USPS domestic shipping. Contact me to purchase.

An exhibition of over 60 enameled insect brooches and objects

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
at Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona

December 12, 2014-April 26, 2014
Public Reception Friday, Feb. 13 7-10p.m.

Katydid Brooch

Blue Wasp Brooch

Green Beetle Brooch

Pleasing Fungus Beetle Brooch

Orange Beetle Brooch

Wheel Bug Brooch

Rituals Brooch

Flea Belt Buckle

Scolopendra Bowl

Scorpion Brooch

Ants Marching Brooch

Seed Bug Brooch

Pinacate Beetle Brooch

Flea Bowl

Tarantula Hawk Wasp Brooch

Treehopper Necklace

My exploration in metalwork and enameling illustrates organisms through imagery that represents a diverse array of entomological life. However, dissected, manipulated, or scrutinized, these organisms remain elusive and woefully unappreciated. Anthropomorphically biased, we focus only on the exasperations specific to the human condition—the blood thirsty mosquito, the menacing cockroach lurking beneath the kitchen stove. So ready to smack, squish, and spray, we fail to appreciate the evolutionary aptitude and anatomical brilliance of these savage bugs. From intricate venation patterns within glassy amber wings to microscopically formidable tarsi, complex microcosms of line, form, and texture abound. Despite our cultural aversions, insects are the successful progeny of millions of years of evolution. They will continue to flourish or perish, irrespective to the blinds of human perception, long surpassing our own evolutionary blip. Perhaps the real aggravation then is not the pesky mosquito to the human, but the human as the ephemeral vexation in the eternal reign of the insects.

Looking forward to presenting at this weekend’s symposium!