Although I entered this life on Georgia's Golden Isle of St. Simon's Island, my ancestors first touched the sands of Florida's coast in St. Augustine some 400 years ago. I have spent most of my life in Florida, living on both the Gulf Coast and the East Coast, as well as in the Panhandle. I've traversed the Keys and relished the rolling horse farms and towering oaks of North Florida. I suppose you could say that I was born with sand between my toes.
Having been born within a gull's cry of the beach, like so many of Florida's creatures, I find myself drawn to the ocean. I have enjoyed the ebb and flow of tropical waters and basked in the sunrises and sunsets reflected there.
In an effort to reproduce the grace of nature's movement, I selected the medium of glass. This spectacular material has enabled me to capture the form, flow and colors found within the pulse of Florida's shorelines. Each piece of glass has a story to tell and waits patiently to be fused with others to release its full beauty.
My studio, Illusions Art Glass, is located in Tampa, Florida. Here I will continue to follow my passion, the creation of artwork in the medium of fused and stained glass - with the cry of the gulls and the whisper of waves for music and the soft colors of a coastal sunset for inspiration.
Having been born within a gull's cry of the beach, like so many of Florida's creatures, I find myself drawn to the ocean. I have enjoyed the ebb and flow of tropical waters and basked in the sunrises and sunsets reflected there.
In an effort to reproduce the grace of nature's movement, I selected the medium of glass. This spectacular material has enabled me to capture the form, flow and colors found within the pulse of Florida's shorelines. Each piece of glass has a story to tell and waits patiently to be fused with others to release its full beauty.
My studio, Illusions Art Glass, is located in Tampa, Florida. Here I will continue to follow my passion, the creation of artwork in the medium of fused and stained glass - with the cry of the gulls and the whisper of waves for music and the soft colors of a coastal sunset for inspiration.
EXHIBITS
"LIGHTNING STRIKES"
#GOBOLTS
AMALIE ARENA
401 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33601
Tampa Bay Lightning's
6th Annual "Celebration of the Arts"
September 22, 2017 – Present
Opening Reception: Friday, September 22, 5:45-7pm
401 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33601
Tampa Bay Lightning's
6th Annual "Celebration of the Arts"
September 22, 2017 – Present
Opening Reception: Friday, September 22, 5:45-7pm
"LINEARLY COMPOSED"
THE MOREAN ARTS CENTER
719 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
99th Annual Members Show
July 8 – August 18, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 8, 5-9pm
719 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
99th Annual Members Show
July 8 – August 18, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 8, 5-9pm
"MIDORI EMERALDI"
THE MOREAN ARTS CENTER
719 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
98th Annual Members Show
July 9 – August 13, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 9, 5-9pm
719 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
98th Annual Members Show
July 9 – August 13, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 9, 5-9pm
THE "CREATIVE ARTIST" GALLERY
933 E. Brandon Blvd
Brandon, FL 33511
"Salute to America"
July 15 - August 12, 2016
Opening Night Reception: Friday, July 15, 6-9pm
933 E. Brandon Blvd
Brandon, FL 33511
"Salute to America"
July 15 - August 12, 2016
Opening Night Reception: Friday, July 15, 6-9pm
PUBLICATIONS
FLAGLER OUTLOOK
Special Edition
Fall 2005
Special Edition
Fall 2005
ASSOCIATIONS
The Morean Arts Center
Creative Pinellas
Arts Tampa Bay - Arts Council of Hillsborough County
GAS - Glass Art Society
IGGA - International Guild of Glass Artists
SGAA - Stained Glass Association of America
Creative Pinellas
Arts Tampa Bay - Arts Council of Hillsborough County
GAS - Glass Art Society
IGGA - International Guild of Glass Artists
SGAA - Stained Glass Association of America