| Statement | |
| My work is derived from things as I see 'em. A vision shaped by how and when I live -- the life of an average (?), Single, west coast "girl," born in the 1950's. Exposed to too much TV and commercials and all the products, i.e. furniture, cars, fashion, etc. that I was surrounded by growing up. I may have rejected a lot of that 50's Americana but I can't help thinking it has influenced not only what I do but what it looks like.
I've thumbed my nose up at the June Cleaver/Barbie lifestyle I saw as the expected path growing up -- but at the same time I'm attracted to how everything looked back then. I especially love those big kitchen appliances, not that I use 'em, the toaster being about the extent of my domestic skills. But I love the look of those forms -- full, bulbous chrome devices -- automated, streamlined, elements that defined the machine age, that's what 50's design represents to me. Everything from the cars of that period to the machinery for the little woman in the home looked like it was part of a jet fuselage. It was all kind of slick and sexy -- in an innocent sort of way. I don't think of myself as overtly feminine in the conventional stereotypical sense -- I mean I don't like to shop, can't cook, rarely wear make-up or a dress yet I see my new work taking on a very feminine apperance. I see it as a pushing of those traits I was attracted to in the 50's: industrial design towards more shapely, curvaceous forms, punctuated by color, pattern, ruffles, and frills. I remember a "Dick and Jane" story from the first grade in which Dick and Jane visit the farm and see all the big farm machinery used by the men on the farm. Jane feels a little left out till she goes to the kitchen of the farmhouse and sees a dishwasher and shows Dick that girls can use machinery too. Even then, the story burned me up, seemed unfair, and ignited my desire to use "men's machinery." So, now I do. I use all the big boy tools to make my wooden "frilly" furniture. |
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| Education | |
| 1987-1990 | MFA, Wood/Furniture Design, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
| 1985-1987 | Furniture Design, De Anza College, Cupertino, California |
| 1977-1983 | BA, Painting, San Jose State University, San Jose, California |
| Profesional Experience | |
| 2008 | Guest lecturer, Port Townsend woodworking School, PT, WA |
| 2007 | Guest Lecturer, CCA, San Francisco, CA |
| 2007 | Presenter, Furniture Society Conference, Victoria, B.C. |
| 2005 | Presenter, Collaborationz, Waingarie, NZ |
| 2004 | Instructor- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, ME |
| 2003 | Instructor- Arrowmont School of Craft; Gatlinburg, TN |
| 2003 | Instructor- Oregon College of Arts and Crafts; Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Presenter- Furniture Society Conference; Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 | Visiting Artist- Murray State University; Murray KY |
| 2001 | Lecturer- RISD; Providence, NJ |
| 2001 | Presenter- 22nd Yuma Symposium; Yuma, AZ |
| 2001 | Presenter- Furniture Society Conference; Tempe, AZ |
| 1997-2000 | Board Member- Furniture Society |
| 2000 | Presenter- Furniture Society Conference; Toronto, Canada |
| 2000 | Lecture- R.I.T. ; Rochester, NY |
| 1999 | Instructor- Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN |
| 1999 | Instructor- Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO |
| 1998 | Instructor- Peters Valley Craft Center; Layton, NJ |
| 1997 | Instructor- Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO |
| 1997 | Presenter- Furniture Society Conference; SUNY Purchase, NY |
| 1997 | Instructor- Oregon College of Arts & Crafts; Portland, OR |
| 1996, 1998 | Symposium Presenter- Saskatchewan Craft Council; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 1996 | Instructor- San Diego State University, Advanced and Graduate Studies; San Diego, CA |
| 1995 | Workshop- Fairbanks Art Association; Fairbanks, AK |
| 1994 | Instructor- Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, CO |
| 1994 | Instructor- California Contemporary Crafts Association |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist: Appalachian Center for Crafts; Smithville, TN |
| 1993 | Instructor- Fall Concentration/Wood- Penland School of Craft; Penland, NC |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist- Murrey State University; Murrey, KY |
| 1993 | Instructor- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deere Isle, ME |
| 1992-94 | Instructor- Baulines Crafts Guild; Sausalito, CA |
| 1991-93 | Instructor- Wood/Arts- De Anza College; Cupertino, CA |
| 1991-92 | Instructor- Wood/Furniture Department; |
| 1991 | Instructor- Beginning and Intermediate Wood/Furniture; San Diego, CA |
| 1991 | Instructor- Contemporary Wood Furniture- San Diego Mesa College; San Diego, Ca |
| 1990 | Guest Artist/Slide Show- San Diego State University- San Diego, CA |
| 1990 | Guest Artist/Slide Show- Bucks County Community College; Newtown, PA |
| 1989 | Guest Artist/Slide Show- Murrey State University; Murrey, KY |
| 1989 | “Shaping”-Slide Lecture/Demo- Philadelphia College of Art; Philadelphia, PA |
| 1988 | Teaching Assistant to Paul Sasso- Haystack School of Craft; Deere Isle, MA |
| Exhibitions | |
| 2009 | Seder Plate Invitational, Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF, CA |
| 2008 | New non- functional work at MUSEO, Langley, WA, Septembe |
| 2008 | “New West Coast Design”- San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design, SF, CA |
| 2007 | “Small Tables”- invitational exhibition, Gallery Naga, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | “Speaking in Species: Space Spectrum and Form”, The Kendall Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2006 | Solo Show- Woods Gallery, Ketchum ID |
| 2006 | Group Show- WIWW, Langley, WA |
| 2006 | “Old Friends- New Work, Studio Furniture”, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA |
| 2005 | “Curv-iture”, NC State Univ., Gallery of Art and Design, Releigh, NC |
| 2005 | “Curv-iture”, Hickory, Museum of Art, NC |
| 2005 | “Scents of Purpose”, exhibition, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | Lamp Show, Electic/Electic, Roswell, GA |
| 2005-06 | 2 person Show, Stanley Artworks, Stanley, Tasmania, Aus. |
| 2005 | SOFA- “The Teapot Redefined IV, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Annual box show, NW Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | Baker’s Dozen, Tercera Gallery, Palo Alto, CA |
| 2005 | Scratching the Surface, Art and Content in Contemporary Wood, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA |
| 2005 | “Curviture”, NCSU Gallery of Art and Design, Raleigh, NC |
| 2005 | “Spice Box Invitational, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | “Trashformations”, juried exhibition, Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA |
| 2004 | “Cut it out”, Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, MA |
| 2004 | ”Wood-o-Rama”, Juried Exhibit, Paducah. KY |
| 2004 | “The Teapot Redefined IV” SOFA Chicago/ Mobilia Gallery |
| 2004 | “Curviture”, juried exhibition, Furniture Society Conference, Savannah, GA |
| 2004 | Pritam and Eames Spring Show; E. Hampton, NY |
| 2004 | Mardi Gras Show-Museo Gallery; Langley, WA |
| 2003 | Crafts Transformed-University of Dartmouth; N. Dartmouth, NJ |
| 2003 | The Fuller Museum; Boston, MA |
| 2003 | Turned Multiples III-Wood Turning Center; Philadelphia, PA |
| 2003 | Turned Multiples III- Craft Alliance; St Louis, MO |
| 2003 | Wilson Art Invitational; Philadelphia, PA |
| 2003 | Triennial 9 Forms and Contents: Corporal Identity-Body Language-Invitational Museum fur Angewandte Kunst; Frankfurt, Germany; American Craft Museum; New York, NY |
| 2002 | “Chest” show- Tercera Gallery; Palo Alto, CA |
| 2002 | Carved and Painted Furniture Show-Clark Gallery; Lincoln, MA |
| 2002 | Painted Furniture Show-Gallery Materia; Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2002 | Turned Furniture-Wood Turning Center; Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 | “Recreation/Re-Creation”:Fun with Found Objects-The Noyes Museum of Art; NJ |
| 2001 | Fine Furnishings Show; Providence, RI |
| 2001 | “Box Show”-Tercera Gallery; Los Gatos, CA |
| 2001 | 22nd Annual Box Show- Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking; Seattle, WA |
| 2001 | “Celebrating Boxes”-Tullie House Museum; Carlisle, England |
| 2001 | Forth Annual Whidbey Island Glass Invitational-Museo Gallery; Langley, WA |
| 2001 | Solo Exhibit- John Elder Gallery; New York, NY |
| 2001 | “The Bath”-Invitational Exhibit-Gallery Naga; Boston, MA |
| 2001 | “Stools”-Invitational Exhibit-Tercera Gallery; Palo Alto, CA |
| 2001 | “Turned Multiples”-Invitational Exhibition-Wood Turning Center; Philadelphia, PA |
| 2001 | Wexler Gallery; Philadelphia, PA |
| 2001 | The Urban Gallery; Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2001 | Presenters Gallery-ASU Memorial Union Gallery; Tempe, AZ |
| 2001 | “Anything with a Drawer”- Juried Exhibition-Gallery Mesa; Mesa, AZ |
| 2001 | “Celebrating Boxes”-Invitational Exhibit- Tullie House Museum; Carlisle, UK |
| 2000 | “21st Annual Box and Container Show”- NW Fine Woodworking Gallery; Seattle, WA |
| 2000 | Memphis College of Art-“Studio Furniture: A Fine Art Invitational”; Memphis, TN |
| 2000 | “Little Bowl Show”-Saskatchewan Craft Council; Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
| 2000 | 3rd Annual Glass Invitational-Museo Gallery; Langley, WA |
| 2000 | Clark Gallery-“Entry 2000”-Invitational; Lincoln, MA |
| 2000 | Pritam and Eames Gallery-20th Anniversary Show; East Hampton, NY |
| 1999 | Vessels, Boxes and Baskets- Gallery Function Art; New Pontiac, MI |
| 1999 | SOFA-NYC, represented by Tercera Gallery; CA |
| 1999 | “Making Change: 100 Artists Interpret The Tzedakah Box” The Jewish Museum; San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 | “Beacons for the 21st Century”-Invitational- Nancy Sachs Gallery; St Louis MS |
| 1999 | “A Glass Act ‘99’”- Gallery Function Art- Pontiac, MI |
| 1998 | Two Person Show- Corvallis Arts Center; Corvallis, OR |
| 1998 | SOFA-Navy Pier; Chicago, IL |
| 1998 | Museo- Solo Show; Langley, WA |
| 1998-99 | John Elder Gallery; New York, NY |
| 1997 | “Contemporary North American Furniture- A Survey of The Furniture Makers Art”Neuberger Museum of Art- SUNY- Purchase, NY |
| 1997 | The Boston International Fine Art Show- Park Plaza Castle; Boston, MA |
| 1997 | “Living Room, Dining Room Gallery”- Gallery Naga & Clark Gallery; Boston, MA |
| 1997 | Group Show- Museo Piccolo; Langley, WA |
| 1997 | “Revolution- Central Exhibition”- The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1997 | “Trashformations: Recycled Materials in American Art and Design” |
| 1997 | “Objects of Desire”- Tercera Gallery; Palo Alto, CA |
| 1996 | “Accents of Design: Contemporary Art Furniture” Amarillo Museum of Art; Amarillo, TX |
| 1996 | Studio Report- New Work by Studio Furniture Makers- Invitational Clark Gallery; Lincoln, MA |
| 1996 | “Women in Wood”- Invitational- Banaker Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1996 | Two Person Show- Museo Piccolo; Langley, WA |
| 1996 | “Mirrors by Studio Furniture Makers”- Gallery Naga; Boston, MA |
| 1995 | Three Person Show- Leo Kaplan Modern; New York, NY |
| 1995 | “Birdhouse”- Exhibition- The Works Gallery; Philadelphia, PA |
| 1994 | “FUNctional”- Invitational- The Society for Contemporary Crafts; Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1994 | “Lighting by Studio Furniture Makers”- Invitational- Gallery Naga; Boston, MA |
| 1994 | “Box Show”- Invitational- Banaker Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1994 | “Bellevue Art Museum Pacific Northwest Annual”- Juried Exhibition- Bellevue Art Museum; Bellevue, WA |
| 1994 | “Furniture 1994”- Leo Kaplan Modern- New York, NY |
| 1994 | Two Person Show- Meredith Gallery; Baltimore, MD |
| 1994 | “Still Life: Redefined”- Juried Exhibition- Galleria Mesa; Mesa, AZ |
| 1994 | USART- Fort Mason; San Francisco, CA |
| 1993 | Clocks by Studio Furniture Makers- Clark Gallery; Lincoln, MA |
| 1993 | “Treasure Boxes”-Spirals; Palo Alto, CA |
| 1993 | “Color: Bright”- Banaker Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1993 | “Tea Party”- American Craft Museum; New York, NY |
| 1993 | Two Person Show- Katie Gingrass Gallery; Milwaukee, WI |
| 1993 | California Design ’93- Juried Exhibition, Contract Design Center Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1993 | “Pull Up a Chair II: Celebrating the Art of Seating”- Meredith Gallery; Baltimore, MD |
| 1993 | “Material Vision: Image and Object”, Table Arts Center- Eastern Illinois University; Charleston, IL |
| 1992 | “Clocks”- Invitational-Virginia Breier Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1992 | “Tenth Annual Salon Show”- Invitational- Clark Gallery; Lincoln, MA |
| 1992 | Faculty Art Show 1992- Euphrat Gallery-De Anza College; Cupertino, CA |
| 1992 | The Works Gallery; Philadelphia, PA |
| 1992 | Solo Exhibition- Gallery Naga/Clark Gallery; Lincoln, MA |
| 1992 | “The House That Jack Built”- Children’s Furniture- Invitational, Anchorage Museum of Art; Anchorage, AK |
| 1992 | “Everything But the Kitchen Sink”- Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN |
| 1992 | “Gas”- Invitational- Gallery Fair; Mendocino, CA |
| 1992 | California Design ’92- Juried Exhibition, Contract Design Center Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1992 | “Black & White”- Invitational Furniture Show- Tercera Gallery; Los Gatos, CA |
| 1992 | “For the Birds”- Invitational Exhibition of Birdhouses-Spirals; Palo Alto, CA |
| 1992 | Contemporary Wood- Invitational Exhibition- Banaker Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA |
| 1991-92 | “Let Us Entertain You: Crafts for Special Occasions”, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA |
| 1991 | Virginia Breir Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1991 | The Chair as Object & Statement- Juried Exhibition- Wilder Gallery; Los Gatos, CA |
| 1991 | CCAC Faculty Show- Untitled Gallery; San Francisco, CA |
| 1991 | Washington County Museum of Art; Hagerstown, MD |
| 1991 | Joint Venture- Cambridge Art Association; Cambridge, MA |
| 1991 | The Art of The Useful: Recent Work by Studio Furniture Makers |
| 1991 | The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1991 | Furniture of the 90s- Franklin Parrasch Gallery; New York, NY |
| 1991 | Chairs-Invitational Show-Gallery Naga; Boston, MA |
| 1991 | Furniture of the 90s- Juried Competition, A..S.O.F.A.- American Society of Furniture Artists; Houston, TX |
| 1991 | Mixed Media Invitational- Sansar Gallery; Washington, DC |
| 1990 | Two Person Show- Views Gallery; Manyhunk, PA |
| 1990 | Reflections: The Annual SAC Craft Auction- Invitational, The SAC Gallery-Arch Street; Boston, MA |
| 1990 | Mass Quantities: Limited Editions By Local Artists, Juried Show- The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1990 | “Surfaces” Invitational Show- Clark Gallery Naga- Lincoln Station; Boston, MA |
| 1990-1991 | Pull Up A Chair, Chair Invitational Traveling Show- Meredith Gallery; Baltimore, MD |
| 1990 | Helping Children is a Work of Art- Child and Family Center; South Dartmouth, MA |
| 1990 | Design Emphasis 90- International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair; Atlanta, GA |
| 1990 | All Boxed In- Views Gallery; Manyhunk, PA |
| 1990 | Second Annual Summer Exhibition 1990- Meredith Gallery; Baltimore, MD |
| 1990 | American Studio Furniture: The New England Contingent- The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1989 | Directors Choice- Arch Street Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1989 | Whimsy Show- Views Gallery; Manyhunk, PA |
| 1989 | The Object of Wit and Whimsy- The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1989 | American Contemporary Works in Wood, Juried Show- The Dairy Barn; Athens, OH |
| 1989 | Boxed in II Invitational Show- Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1989 | Focus on Furniture II- Meredith Gallery; Baltimore, MD |
| 1989 | Views Gallery; Philadelphia, RI |
| 1989 | Program in Artisianry- Student Show, Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1988 | Art for Living- Gallery Nao Faz Mal; Providence, RI |
| 1988 | Art at Work- Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA |
| 1988 | Dimensions ’88, Lexena National 3 Dimensional Art Show; Lexena, KA |
| 1988 | Crafts Today, The Showcase for Tomorrows Market- Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; New York, NY |
| 1987 | Euphrat Gallery; Cupertino, CA |
| 1987 | Limn; San Francisco, CA |
| Honors and Awards | |
| 2003 | Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship |
| 2002 | Blue Ribbon- Apple Pie; Island County Fair |
| 2000 | 2nd Place Annual Box Competition- NW Fine Woodworking; Seattle, WA |
| 1993 | WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowships for Visual Arts- $5,000 Grant |
| 1993 | Honorable Mention- Mama’s Royal Café 11th Annual Napkin Art Contest; Oakland, CA |
| 1992 | The Arts Commission of San Francisco- Market Street Arts in Transit Program- Bookcases for Muni and Bart Stations |
| 1992 | Juror’s Award of Recognition, “Everything But the Kitchen Sink: New Forms, New Functions” Exhibition- Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN |
| 1989 | Award of Excellence in Design “American Contemporary Works in Wood”- The Dairy Barn; Athens, OH |
| 1988 | Merritt Scholarship- Haystack Craft School; Deere Isle, ME |
| 1987 | Trustee Grant- Euphrat Gallery; Cupertino, CA |
| Publications | |
| 2007 | 500 Chairs, Lark Books |
| 2006 | The Penland Book of Woodworking, Lark Books, by Craig Nutt |
| 2006 | Artisan Northwest- summer issue, “Piece of Cake” |
| 2006 | Everett Herald, Home and Garden, May 18, “Art House” |
| 2006 | Everett Herald, Home and Garden, Sept. 28, “Making Art Work” |
| 2004 | Wood Work Magazine; April/May |
| 2004 | American Style Magazine; April |
| 2002 | Scratching the Surface, “Painted Furniture”; Michael Hosaluk |
| 2002 | Wood Work Magazine; December |
| 2001 | Celebrating Boxes; Peter Lloyd and Andrew Crawford |
| 2001 | Object Lesson- Beauty and Meaning In Art; Guild Publishing |
| 2001 | Tradition in Contemporary Furniture; Rick Mastelli |
| 1999 | Furniture Studio- The Heart of the Functional Arts; John Kelsey and Rick Mastelli |
| 1999 | Making Great Lamps; D. Mogenthal and Lark Books |
| 1998 | Wood Work Magazine; March/April |
| 1997-1998 | American Craft Magazine; December/January |
| 1997 | <NO> Novel Object; Seoul, Korea |
| 1994 | Woodshop News, “Wooden Underwear Offers Students Chances to Think More Creatively”; Liza Petrush |
| 1993 | Wood Work Magazine, “Toaster Coaster”; May/June |
| 1993 | The Sacramento Bee, “Furniture Show Built on Wit, Whimsy and Fine Artistry”; Patricia Beach Smith |
| 1992 | Northern California Home and Garden, “Events in California Design”; February |
| 1992 | Villa Montalvo 1992 Performing Arts Magazine, “Functional Art Furniture”; Anne Telfor |
| 1992 | Anchorage Daily News, “Kid’s Eye View”; June; Donna Freedman |
| 1992 | Design Book 6; Taunton Press Publishers; Newton, CN |
| 1992 | The Mountain Press, “Everything But the Kitchen Sink”; March; Terry Morrow; Sevier County, TN |
| 1992 | San Francisco Chronicle, “Flights of Fancy- Birdhouses Range from Simple to Silly to Sublime”; March; Bronwen Hrusk |
| 1992 | San Jose Mercury News, “Design ’92: Form vs. Function and the Invigorating Thrill of the Find When Design Transcends the Obvious”; Laura J. Tuchman |
| 1992 | The Sacramento Bee, “While Artists Have Fun”; January; Patricia Beach Smith |
| 1991 | Boston Globe, “Chairs”; May; Christine Temin |
| 1991 | Design Times, “Art Furniture- It’s Happening in New England”; January/February; Lisa B. Martin |
| 1991 | Boston Globe, “At Craft Society- Mirror, Mirror on the Block”; November; Christine Temin |
| 1991 | Boston Herald, “Function Couched on Furniture Form”; November; Joanne Silver |
| 1989 | Boston Herald, “Boxed In Exhibit Explores the Square’s Roots”; August; Nancy Stapen |
| 1989 | Wood Shop News, “Ohio Exhibit Shows 73 Artists”; September; Donna Hartman |
| 1989 | Ohio Post, “Woodwork Wonders Go On Display at Dairy Barn”; September; Lori E. Jareo |
| 1989 | Wood Shop News, “Wood Work”; August; Donna Hartman |
