After years of fermentation, three once separate parts of my life, macro-photography, quilting, and botany; now come together in my fiber art.

  • Education.

    1985 BA in Fine Arts from Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

    1983 AA Fine Arts Montgomery County Community College, Bluebell, Pennsylvania

  • Professional Experience.

    Professional Affiliations

    The Foundry Art Market Chambersburg PA

    Juried Artist Member - Studio Art Quilt Associates

    Virginia Quilt Museum Dayton, VA – Board, Finance & Exhibitions Committee

    InLiquid Juried Artist - Philadephia PA

    Surface Design Assocation, FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh, Franklin County Art Alliance, Art Association of Harrisburg, Carlisle Arts (CALC), Potomac Fiber Guild

    Foundry Art Market Co-manager

    Independent Textile Artist

    Creative Coordinator at the Council for the Arts Chambersburg PA

    Photographer & Social Media

    Snavely's Garden Corner, Chambersburg, PA

    The Foundry Art Market, Chambersburg, PA

    Downtown Business Council, Chambersburg, PA

    Artful Dimensions Co-op Fredericksburg, VA

    Teacher

    Quilt Design Classes
    Traditions at the White Swan
    Sew'n Place
    Gettysburg Quilt Shop
    Country Quilt Shoppe

    Foundry Art Market summer - camp & craft classes
    Southampton Recreation Department
    camp & craft classes

  • Exhibitions.

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    2026
    Solo Show - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts – Reading PA

    Art Quilters Celebrate Independence SAQA PA regional - Moore College of Art Philadelphia PA

    Fiber Reimagined IV EIP + Gravers Lane Gallery Chestnut Hill PA

    New Now IX InLiquid Philadelphia PA

    Handwork 2026 Potomac Fiber Arts Guild the Workhouse Lorton VA

    Nature SAQA regional - Strathmore Mansion - Bethesda MD

    Nature's Canvas SAQA Global (2026-2029) - Windgate Museum of Art Arkansas  Conway AR

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Gettysburg

    Flourish: Juried National Exhibit of Floral & Botanical Art – d’Art - Norfolk VA

    18th Annual Juried Exhibition – Goggleworks – Reading PA

    SEE ● TOUCH ● BUILD – Dairy Barn Arts - Athens Ohio

    No Boundaries – Virginia Quilt Museum – Dayton VA

    Fantastic Fibers – Yeiser Arts - Paducah KY

    Sculpture at New Hope Arts – New Hope PA

    Rooted: A Spring Art Exhibition - Rawlings Conservatory - Baltimore MD

    Strathmore's 34th Annual Juried Exhibition: Steeped – Strathmore Mansion - Bethesda MD

    Art Quilt Elements – Wayne Art Center – Wayne PA

    AI: Artistic Interpretations SAQA Global (2026-2029) - Louisiana State University Museum of Art Baton - Rouge LA

    Serious Play - Contemporary Craft - St. Louis MO

    By Hand 2026 Craft Nouveau – Blue Line Arts - Sacramento CA

    OHIO+5 - Dairy Barn Arts – Athens OH

    Fine Art Quilts - Loewen Studio - Williamston MI

    Annual Contemporary Crafts – Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum - Mesa AZ

    Contained – Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA

    Color in Context: Blue SAQA Global Exhibition (2025-2028) – Brno Patchwork Meeting - Brno, Czech Republic

    Color in Context: Red - SAQA Global South Dakota Art Museum - Brookings, SD

    2025

    Breaking Boundaries - SAQA virtual Gallery

    Cumberland Valley Artist Exhibition - Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Hagerstown MD

    Unraveled: Exploring the Many Forms of Fiber Art– Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA

    Wills Creek Exhibition - Frostburg State MD

    UNcommon Threads - Surface Design Assoc. - Stuart FL

    Celebrating American Craft Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN

    Unraveled: Exploring the Many Forms of Fiber Art Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA

    New Appalachia 2025 - Stifel Fine Arts Center - Wheeling WV

    Create That Tune - Modern Fossils Gallery - Frenchtown NJ

    Villains, Misfits & Anti-Heroes - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA

    Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition – Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum – Saginaw MI

    Color in Context: Blue SAQA Global Exhibition (2025-2028) – Carrefour-The European Quilt Show Alsace, France

    Stitched & Woven – Bashore-Finch-Troyer - Art Association of Harrisburg – Harrisburg PA

    International Fiber Show XII – Sebastopol Arts – Sebastopol CA

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Gettysburg PA – 5th place

    Vault of Visions – Frederick MD

    Sacred Threads Exhibition - Indianapolis IN

    Interpretations – Visions Textile Museum – San Diego CA

    Botanica & Artists & Collectors Dinner – Cape Cod Cultural Center – Yarmouth MA

    97th Annual Juried Exhibition - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA – 1stplace other materials

    17th Annual Juried Exhibition – GoggleWorks Center for the Arts - Reading PA - Solo exhibition award

    Fantastic Fibers – Yeiser Art – Paducah KY

    Timeless Textiles EIP – Peters Valley School of Craft – Layton NJ

    Regional Juried Spring Open – Wayne Art Center – Wayne PA - 3rd place

    Amethyst: Member show - Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA -1st place 3D

    Joy Overcoming - Juried Exhibition - Carlisle Learning Arts - Carlisle PA

    2024

    215/610 Contemporary: Juried Regional - Delaware CCC – Media PA

    ‍The Art of Craftsmanship Exhibition - Peters Valley School of Craft – Layton NJ

    In the Company of Trees – the Mansion at Strathmore – Bethesda MD

    Art in Bloom – Laurel Arts Center - Somerset PA - Best in Show

    Fiber Options - Maryland Federation of Art - Annapolis MD

    Off the Wall – Maryland Federation of Art Maryland Hall - Annapolis MD

    Tactile Expressions – Frederick Arts Council – Frederick MD

    MORE! Embracing Excess - Annmarie Art Center - Solomons MD - Judges’ choice

    96th Annual International Juried Exhibition – Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Gettysburg PA - Best of Show

    Shapeshifters - The Delaware Contemporary - Wilmington DE

    POP! Art with Mass Appeal – Annmarie Art Center - Solomons MD

    Cumberland Valley Artist Exhibition - Washington County Museum of Fine Arts - Hagerstown MD

    National Juried Exhibition – Delaplaine Arts – Frederick MD

    Dreams – District Arts – Frederick MD

    Feeling Blue – Abington Art Center – Abington PA

    FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh Juried – Erie Art Museum Customs House - Erie PA

    Sew to Speak – SAQA Regional – Black Rock Arts - Gaithersburg MD

    Art + Arch – BELL Architects - invitational – District of Columbia

    International Juried Exhibition - Center for Contemporary Art - Bedminster NJ

    Strathmore's 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition: Prism Connections in Color - Mansion at Strathmore – Bethesda MD

    Looking in-Reaching Out - Juried Exhibition – Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA

    2023

    Color in Context: Red - SAQA Global Exhibition (2023-2026) International Quilt Festival – Houston TX, Australia, VA, PA, KY

    Art of the State - Pennsylvania State Museum - Harrisburg PA

    Botanicals in Bloom 2023 Two women show with Roberta Iula Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA

    Roots - Textile Study Group of New York – El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 - New York NY

    Interpretations - Visions Museum of Textile Art - San Diego CA

    For The Love of Art - Tri County Philadelphia Artists Equity – Wayne Art Center - Wayne PA Third place

    Old Fashion: a collection of contemporary brooches Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show – Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA

    Soft Associations - Invitational - Ned Smith Environmental Center -Millersville PA

    ‍100 Miles: The 2023 Regional Juried Exhibition - Penn College - Williamsport PA Textiles Unleashed (SAQA PA Regional) Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Lorton PA

    No Boundaries National Juried Fiber exhibition - Virginia Quilt Museum - Harrisonburg VA

    Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition -Washington County Museum of Fine Arts - Hagerstown MD

    95th Annual International Juried Exhibition – Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA
    1st place other materials

    Fall Membership Show - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA

    Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
    Innovative use of materials award

    2022

     Going for the Gold - Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA

    Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie - New Albany IN

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA

    Art in the Time of Corona -Online Exhibition DAB Art Co Los Angeles CA

    Future Places - Susquehanna Art Museum - Harrisburg PA People’s Choice

    Purpose Repurpose - Strathmore Mansion - Bethesda MD

    Fiber Options - Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery - Annapolis MD

    Sisterhood: Fine Crafts - Gaithersburg Arts Barn - Gaithersburg MD

    Hand Crafted - BlackRock Center for the Arts - Germantown MD

    Material - d’ Arts Center - Norfolk VA

    Women's Work - Carlisle Arts & Learning Center, Carlisle PA

    What the Bees See - Wayne Theater - Waynesboro VA

    Silver Screen - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA

    Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA Innovative use of materials award

    2021

    Art of the State - Pennsylvania State Museum - Harrisburg PA

    I RED it Somewhere - Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA

    Earth Matters - Surface Design Association Watermark Art Center – Bemidji Minnesota

    Adams’s County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA

    No Boundaries National Juried Fiber exhibition - Virginia Quilt Museum Harrisonburg VA

    What the Bees See - solo - Virginia Quilt Museum Harrisonburg VA

    Simple Lines - SAQA regional - McLean Textile Gallery, McLean VA

    Textiles in Translation - SAQA regional – Gallery at Penn College - Williamsport PA

    I am Art 2021 - Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA

    Wearables 2021 - Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA     

    2020

    ‍ On Thin Ice - Juried Exhibition Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA

    Fiber National - the Workhouse - Lorton VA Surface Design Association Award of Excellence

    No Limits – Studio Art Quilt Associates - virtual gallery

    Working with the Muse SAQA regional - Strathmore Mansion - Bethesda MD Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center - Solomons MD

    Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition -Washington County Museum of Fine Arts - Hagerstown MD

    2019

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA

    Botanical Interests - Solo exhibition - Artful Dimensions - Fredericksburg VA

    Solo exhibition - Edith J. Carrier Arboretum - Harrisonburg VA

    Into the Woods - The Barns of Rose Hill - Berryville VA

    35th Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition – Best of Show

    Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA
    Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA Best of Show, First & Third place sculpture

    2018

    Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show – Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA

    Dimensional Expressions Botanical Interests - Second Place & Viewer's Choice  

    Artful Dimensions - Fredericksburg VA
    Not Your Grandmother's Art show dual exhibition

    SHAPE Gallery - Shippensburg PA

    34th Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition - Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA Honorable Mention

    Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA Second place Florals

    2017

    Solo Exhibition - 42 West Gallery - Waynesboro PA

    Painting with Fabric Solo Exhibition - Council for the Arts - Chambersburg, PA

    Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
    Skip Shull Memorial Award

    2016

    Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA First place Florals

    Media/Publications
    2026

    Fiber Reimagined IV EIP – Summer issue - Fiber Art Now Sumer

    SAQA Journal – Color in Context: Blue – vol 36 - Studio Art Quilt Associates

    Textiles for the End of the World EIP -

    2025

    SAQA Journal: Exhibition in Print – December issue - Studio Art Quilt Associates

    2024  

    SAQA Journal: Exhibition in Print – December issue - Studio Art Quilt Associates

    Embrace: Expect the Unexpected 2024 – Exhibition in Print October issue –         Surface Design Association

    Art Quilting Studio Summer issue
    2019   SAQA Art Quilt Quarterly Issue no. 14  

    Permanent Public Collection

    WellSpan Health Campus: Patrick O'Donnell Pavilion - Chambersburg PA

    Cross Keys Village: Art Walk -Gettysburg, PA