Born 1978 in Wichita Falls, Texas
Lives and works in Portland, Oregon
Education:
2001-2003 Oregon College of Art and Craft, textile classes in weaving and natural dying
2000 BA with honors, Studio Art, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
Teaching Experience:
2024 March: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
April: Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
June: Instructor, Mineral Color of Oregon, Sitka Art Center, Lincoln City, Oregon
Instructor, Lake Pigments, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
September: Instructor, Natural Pigments, Spray General Store, Spray, Oregon
Visiting Instructor, Lake Pigments, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
October: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Natural Pigment Crayons, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
2023 December: Instructor, Watercolors From Scratch, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
November: Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
October: Instructor, Natural Crayons, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
September: Instructor, Lake Pigments, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Natural Color Lab, Sitka Art Center, Lincoln City, Oregon
August: Instructor, Colors From the Land, Long Ridge Farm, Westmorland, New Hampshire
July: Instructor, Lake Pigments, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
June: Instructor, Lake Pigments, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Maya Blue, Plants and Colour, online class
May: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
April: Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Natural Crayons, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
March: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Facilitator, Color Study Club, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Lecturer, “The Anatomy of Locally Foraged Inks”, Portland Calligraphy Society,
January-December: Facilitator, Study Club, Plants and Colour, monthly online gathering
2022 October: Instructor, Natural Crayons, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
September: Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
June: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Instructor, Natural Crayons, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
April: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
March: Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
January-December: Facilitator, Study Club, Plants and Colour, monthly online gathering
2021 October: Instructor, Mineral Watercolors, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
September: Instructor, Botanical Inks, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, Oregon
Exhibitions:
2023 Wild Hues: Journey in Natural Dye and Pigment, Portland, Oregon
2024 Art About Agriculture, Oregon Stage University, Purchase Award, Corvallis, Oregon
Ink And Clay 46: Art and Science Collide, Cal Poly Pamona, Pomona California
Ulna Studios Community Art Show, Olympic Mills, Portland, Oregon
Collections:
2024 Oregon Art About Agriculture Permanent Collection