SHOW AWARDS
Complexity, Complex Weavers' International Juried Show: 1st Place, 2016.
Complex Weavers Awards: 2017, 2014, 2012, 2011 (2), 2010.
Contemporary Handweavers of Texas Juried Shows: 1st Place, 2017, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005.
Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild Juried Shows: Best of Show, 2008, 2006.
Denton Handweavers Guild Juried Shows: 1st Place, 2011.
Fort Worth Weavers Guild Juried Shows: Best of Show, 2011.
Material Matrix, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston Juried Show, Award of Merit, 2010.
BIG as Texas Fiber Arts, Texas Museum of Fiber Art's Exhibit: 3rd Place, Big Ideas, 2009.
PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS
Working with Color Presentation: Fort Worth Weavers Guild, 2016.
Spotlight on Texas Weavers Panel: Contemporary Handweavers of Texas Conference, 2013.
Weaving Software and Computer-Assisted Weaving Presentation: Fort Worth Weavers Guild, 2012.
Rep Weave Presentation: Denton, Dallas and Fort Worth Weavers Guilds, 2008-2009.
"Park by Presets," Complex Weavers Journal, June 2012.
"Biltmore Rep Weave," Complex Weavers Journal, June 2008.
"Glacier Scarf," The Best of Weaver's Twill Thrills, XRX Inc. Publications, 2004; Weavers Magazine, Issue 44, 1999.
"Calypso and Lauren's Dream," Weavers Magazine, Issue 42, 1998.
AFFILIATIONS
Complex Weavers: President, 2016 to present; 1st VP, 2016; Secretary, 2014-2016; Editor, Complex Weavers Journal, 2010-2014.
Contemporary Handweavers of Texas: Conference Planning Committee, 2018-2019; Conference Workshop Co-Chair, 2002-2003.
Dallas Handweavers & Spinning Guild: Show Chair, 2006.
Fort Worth Weavers Guild: Co-Editor, Heddle Herald, 2009-2011; Nominating Chair, 2009-2013; Web Chair, 2005-2008; President, 2003-2005.
Handweavers Guild of America.
EDUCATION AND TRAININGI credit Denise Kavanagh with being my weaving mentor. It was at her legacy, the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, IL, that I studied weaving and received exposure to many avenues of expressing woven art. My education in weaving and dyeing has not been formal, but I have learned from many experts in the field. A special thank you to Alice Schlein and Bhakti Ziek for writing The Woven Pixel: Designing for Jacquard and Dobby Looms Using Photoshop; using their technique has transformed how I approach weave design.
