2023
In the fall of 2023, I began my MFA degree in drawing at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. My work has evolved drastically in the past academic year.
Iris versicolor 2023 Ball point and dye made from purple irises on Strathmore Bristol vellum 22 x 30"
Carya glabra 2023 Ball point pen and dye made from pignut hickory bark on Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper
22 x 30"
This work has been on view at Beyond the Scars 2024 International Juried Exhibition in summer 2024, Portraits, Poses, and Tableaux Vivants National Juried Exhibition at Core Art Space in Denver, CO in summer 2024, and the 40th Annual National Juried Positive/Negative Exhibit 2025 East Tennessee State University’s Slocumb Gallery in Johnson City, TN
Picea pungens 2023 Ball point pen and dye made from blue spruce needles on Arches hot press 140 lb. watercolor paper 22 x 30"
This work has been exhibited at the Colorado State University Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition where it received Juror’s Choice in 2023, the Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art International Juried Nature Exhibition in spring, 2024, at Blue Mountain Gallery 2024 International Exhibition in August, 2024 and is now on view at Women’s Work Art Gallery in the The Last Breath: Death and Contemporary Art 2024 National Juried Exhibition in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Prunus pensylvanica 2023 Ball point pen and dye made from pin cherries and sandstone on balsa wood panel 60 x 22"
This work has been exhibited at the Colorado State University Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition in October, 2023 and the Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art International Juried Nature Exhibition in spring, 2024.
Beta vulgaris 2023 Black and blue ball point pen and dye on linen ecoprinted with beet slices with translucent rayon, blue embroidery thread, and ruching 34 x 42"
Liriodendron tulipifera 2023 Ball point pen and dye made of persimmons and yellow tulip poplar leaves on raw silk and translucent rayon 28 x 36"
Vaccinium angustifolium 2023 Ball point pen and dye made of wild blueberries and pignut hickories on Crepe de Chine 150 x 32"
This work was on view at the Material Corps Group Exhibition in Fort Collins, CO in spring, 2024, was featured in The Miserere Review 2024, and is now on view at Colorado State University 2025 Annual Juried Art Exhibit at the Curfman Gallery where it received Best of Show.
Prunus serotina 2023 Ball point pen and dye made from black cherry on Arches hot press 140 lb watercolor paper 22 x 30"
Vaccinium oxycoccos 2023 Ball point pen, dye made from wild cranberries, and embroidery floss on unprimed cotton backing and translucent rayon 55 x 30"
This work has been exhibited at the Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art International Juried Nature Exhibition in spring, 2024 and will be on view in fall 2024 at the Connecticut Women Artists 2024 Annual National Juried Exhibit at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, CT
Melanoplus differentialis 2023 Ball point pen and dye made from dried and ground locusts on two MDF board panels 24 x 98 "
This work will be on view at Arts Benicia National Juried Animalia Exhibit in Benicia, CA in fall 2024.
Cypherotylus californicus 2023 Ball point pen and dye made from Colorado fungus species 22 x 30"