Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Living in the lush beauty of the Pacific Northwest lends to the philosophy based on nature of the ancient Asian Sumi-e style of painting. To capture a subject on handmade paper or silk in a few elegant strokes of ink is ideal. The spontaneous line plays a prominent role in the composition of Sumi. The spiritual dimension becomes an all-healing meditative experience. Working with the traditional, teaching of this ancient art, I’ve blended my own style depicting subjects that may be insignificant or multifaceted. For me Sumi has captured my heart and soul. I try to capture a moment so that the viewer feels some positive emotion.

My Collage works are little jewels that are typically developed from handmade paper combined with sumi and fused glass and other organic materials meant to stir the soul of the viewer.."

SELECTED WORK & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
*Awards

• Columbia Tower Club, Seattle, WA
• Convention Center, Seattle, WA
• National Collage Show Cleveland Ohio *
• Kyoto International Community House, PSSA exhibit-Japan
• Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival
• Women Painter of Washington; Almed Al-Adwany gallery Kuwait , *
• Western Washington Fair, Puyallup WA *
• Washington State Governors Reception, State Capital Building, Olympia
• Sumi-e Society of America, International Exhibition, Toronto, Canada,*
• Daniel Smith News Letter “Cover Art”
• Weyerhaeuser Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection, Art for background Bonsai displays
• Washington State Department of Wildlife (Designed and Painted Northern Goshawk
  For video cover and background for video credits)

GALLERIES AND GIFT SHOPS

• Columbia Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Manchester Gallery, Port Orchard, WA
• Viridian Gallery, Port Orchard, WA
• Revolution, Issaquah, WA
• Watermark, Tacoma, WA
• Gallery 96, Tacoma, WA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Sumi/Collage demonstration & workshop Daniel Smith Art Store, Seattle, Washington
• Sumi/Collage workshop Freighthouse Art Gallery, Tacoma, Washington
• Sumi-e Workshop, La Conner, Washington
• Sumi-e Workshop, Chelan, Washington
• Sumi-e Landscape Workshop, Port Townsend, Washington
• Sumi-e Painting on Silk Workshop Freighthouse Art Gallery Tacoma, Washington
• Teaching Sumi-e Classes, Tacoma Community College, Continuing Education Program (15 years)
• Teaching Sumi for Seniors Making Art Program, Seattle, Washington (6 years)

EDUCATION

• Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
• Interior Design, Clover Park College, Tacoma, WA (2 year program)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Puget Sound Sumi Artist (charter member)
• Women Painters of Washington

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