Welcome to my Web site. This is the place to come for the latest news on my art and educator activities. Please look around, let me know what you think, and come again! And don't forget to check out the button project update , my calendar and the newest additions to the gallery.

Summer has finally come! The heat is glorious after the long cold winter and the wet cool spring. During the spring months I had a wonderful balance of studio time and teaching. It is always such a joy when that sense of equilibrium settles in for a spell. I had a busy spring completing many new pieces, as well as participating in two prestigious exhibits. In March I was awarded 2nd Prize in the National Fibers Exhibit in Wichita, Kansas. The Button Project is in a juried international show at The Artists' Museum in Washington DC, July 9-31.

Since my last update, I have visited many new schools and guided several teacher workshops. The first image seen here is from the Connecticut HOT Schools conference (July 2003) where I coordinated a community weaving project, as well as co-taught a workshop with choreographer Shawn Womack from California. The workshop was titled "Woven Dance" and explored ways to reinvent the traditional Maypole dance.

Earlier in the Spring I visited the North Yarmouth/Cumberland (ME) School and worked with the 5th graders to make a weaving based on the theme of diversity. The below left image is the final weaving in a beautiful loom that became the finished frame for the piece.

Other schools that I visited include the SERESC School in Derry, NH, an alternative middle school. The students, teachers and I worked on a collaborative dream catcher which you see below right.

I wish I had more space to show you the amazing paper weavings and writings that the 7th graders in Westport, CT created and the Greek inspired weavings and writings from Warren, ME. I will try to update the residency images soon, so that all these amazing projects will be able to be highlighted.

Each school that I visit brings new energy to my work as a teaching artist. I am grateful for each opportunity to share my passion for weaving and self-awareness through the arts.

Peace,

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