about
I have been fortunate to have traveled extensively and those adventures through other cultures, and my natural surroundings have greatly inspired my work.
Each piece begins with a whisper of a design and a dream of what it can be. Then, an original, hand-crafted base is created of American or exotic woods like Ambrosia Maple, Red Oak, Padauk, Patagonian Rosewood, Canary, Zebra; their names evoking memories of the places that have influenced my creativity.
I use reed and cane to create only one unique piece. The final finish encapsulates the integrity of the piece and preserves it as an heirloom.
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Honors & Shows, to date:
2025 Museum of American Art, Crystal Bridges
Bentonville, AR
2025 Missouri 50/MO State Fair
2025 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2024 World Bank/International Finance Corporation Acquisitions - two originals join
their permanent exhibition in WA DC
2024 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2024 The Smithsonian Craft Show
2023 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2023 The Smithsonian Craft Show
2022 ACC Juror - Baltimore ACC show
2022 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2021 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2021 The Smithsonian Craft Show
2020 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2020 The Smithsonian Craft Show
2020 National Basketry Organization, Members in Print 2, Juried Exhibition
2019 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2019 Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen,
Benchmark Award, Resolved Design
2019 Master Artisan Status Awarded
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
2018 Goggleworks Gallery, Reading, PA - First
2017 Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, First
2016 Rochester Museum & Science Center, First
2016 Art in the Gardens, Canandaigua, NY
First place, Judge's Award
2016 Lincoln Center, New York City, NY.
Best New Artist
2015 Art in the Gardens, Canandaigua, NY
First place, Judge's Award,
2015 Clothesline Festival, Rochester, NY
Judge's Award, 1 of 10 awarded
2012 Chestnut Hill, PA - First show, Second place
2012 Pearl S. Buck, Bucks County, PA
National Historic Landmark Museum
First basket weaver
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GT
The Grand Canal, Venice.
"Whatever your hands find to do,
you must do with all your heart".
John Hiatt