RESUME

Resume or "Evolution to 40 something"

Born July 21, 1956
1974 Graduated Bulls Gap High School
Summer 1974 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Fall 1974 Walters State Community College (freshman year)
Summer 1975 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Fall 1975 University of Tennessee (sophomore year)
Fall 1976 University of Tennessee (junior year)
Fall 1976 University of Tennessee (1 semester, senior year)
1977-82 Sales rep. for nutritional company
1983-93 Owned Coldwell Banker real estate agency and owned travel agency
1994-96 Returned to finish degree at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1996 BS DEGREE, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, HUMAN ECOLOGY
1999-2002 Focus full time to pursue life long desire of creating and teaching in the field of art & crafts
2002 Founded Smoky Mountain Polymer Clay Guild
2002 Appointed as Senior Instructor for PMC Connection

Through the years, I have continued to take classes at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and The University of Tennessee as well as classes from individual instructors. The subjects of these classes include:

Traditional weaving; 1 semester at University of TN & 4 weeks at Arrowmont
Tapestry; 1 semester, University of TN
Ceramics, wheel throwing; 4 weeks, Arrowmont
Ceramics, slab building; 2 weeks, Arrowmont
Ceramics, hand made tiles; 1 week, with Gloria Koskos, Arrowmont
Ceramics, Raku; 2 weeks, Arrowmont
Art history, 3 semesters, art survey 1& 2, & survey of contemporary art, Walters State
Printmaking; 1 semester, Walters State
Figure drawing; 1 semester, Walters State
Wood design; 6 weeks with Joseph Falsetti, Arrowmont
Studio fundamentals; 1 semester, Walters State
Creative Design; 1 semester University of TN
Textiles I; 1 semester, University of TN
Batik & textile design; 1 semester, University of TN
Cultural & Fundamental Aspects of textiles; 1 semester, University of TN
Costume analysis; 1 semester, University of TN
Clothing construction; 1 semester, University of TN
Art education; 1 semester, University of TN
Teaching techniques and strategy; 2 semesters, University of TN
Education field experience; 1 semester, University of TN

Crafts in America, 1 semester, University of TN
Stitchery, 2 weeks, Arrowmont
Jewelry, Pewter, 2 weeks, Arrowmontetal Design, 2 weeks, Arrowmont
Enamel, 2 weeks, Arrowmont
Micro-Mosaic & polymer with Cynthia Toops, 1 week, Arrowmont
Polymer Clay with Nan Roch, Arrowmont
National Polymer Clay Conference, 5 days of classes, PA.
Precious Metal Clay with Linda Kay Moses, 1 week
PMC Level 1 with Mary Ann & Ken Devos, 1 week, Wildacres
PMC Level 2 with Mary Ann & Ken Devos, 1 week, William Holland
Enamel, l week with Sydney Scheer, Arrowmont
National Precious Metal Clay Conf; Wooster, OH July 2002

She is also a member of the following:
Southeast Federation Mineralogical Societies
Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society
National Polymer Clay Guild
National PMC Guild