Future Wonder Woman

Future Wonder Woman

1972
Hiya world.

High school photo assault

High school photo assault

THE EARLY YEARS
New England childhood.
High school spent in “the region.” Darn it if I didn't live in Indiana, but I liked to say I was from a suburb of Chicago.

Purdue's Hello Walk

Purdue's Hello Walk

1995
Graduate with a  B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.
Marry my hunka, hunka burnin' love, whom I met the the first week of my freshman year of college.
Move to NJ, a half hour from the Delaware Water Gap and 40 minutes from THE city.
First job with benefits at Kvaerner Engineering and Construction. A bullet on my resume from that time says I "earned an early promotion due to expedient project closeout." That sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

Paris Metro station

Paris Metro station

1998
Move to Germany.
Work at Phyton Biotech GmbH. Have my "work reviewed by FDA auditor during a successful pre-approval inspection." Not bad.
See lots of European sites and drink tasty beers & wines.

Major lamp-shade phase

Major lamp-shade phase

1999
Move to Chapel Hill, NC to live and love under Carolina blue skies.
Disengage from my engineering ways. 
Work for Steinway Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC where I "interfaced with artists represented by the gallery." That means if an artist phoned I got to chat with him or her until the owner was ready to take the call. Also mat and frame art.
Watercolor painting exhibited at Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, NC.
Handmade lampshades and lampstands exhibited at Trace Gallery in Raleigh, NC.

More major website phase

More major website phase

2000 - 2006
Earn a Certificate in Graphic Design from the School of Communication Arts, SCA, in Raleigh, NC, where I am presented with a Merit Award for Highest Achievement in Computer Graphic Design. SCA has since been rebranded as Living Arts College.
Join Design*Nation (D*N) as a freelance web designer. Pitch jobs, develop proposals, design comps, work one-on-one with customer, publish sites. Clients include: Carolina Meadows, Tangerine Dino, Alphanumeric, Biolex Therapeutics, Wilder Communications, Exploris (now Marbles),  Structure House, Rey's Restaurant, Chapel Hill Service League, The Center for International Understanding (The University of North Carolina), Goodwill Community Foundation, The Billion (including the band's CDs and promotional materials). Most of these sites have been revamped.
Baby 1 is born.
Baby 2A and Baby 2B are born.
Lovingly say goodbye to D*N and plunge into stay-at-home momma world.

06 AUG 2008

06
AUG 2008

2007 - 2009
My mom dies from cancer.
Start Art for My Mom, a tribute to my mother in which I create a piece of art every day for a year.
Four months after my mom's death my dad dies unexpectedly.
Raise ~$4,000 from the sale of the art via ArtforMyMom.com, which is donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Triangle Affiliate, Chapel Hill Service League, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, The ArtsCenter, and CARE.

Pump up the volume

Pump up the volume

2010 - 2013
In between school carpool lines, too many volunteer positions to mention, swim team practices, choir rehearsals, Scout camping trips: design logo, t-shirts & posters for small Chapel Hill music festival, sew tooth fairy pillows, design cover art for local Chapel Hill bands as well as Washington-based Birdhouse Ministries CD, silkscreen pillows, direct & produce annual family home movies, and begin creating the art on this site!

The Scream II detail

The Scream II detail

2014 - NOVEMBER 2015
Solo ExhibitionPerch Coworking, Carrboro, NC (July - August 2014)
2nd Friday Art Walk, coverage by ArtsNow, scroll down for photo
Solo ExhibitionThe ArtsCenter, Emerging Artist Series, Carrboro, NC (December 2014)
Group ExhibitionVisual Art Exchange, Members Challenge, Raleigh, NC (February 2015)
Group ExhibitionThe Carrack Modern Art, Open Call Community Show, Durham, NC (June 2015)
Juried Group ExhibitionVisual Art Exchange, The Image Exhibition, Raleigh, NC (October 2015)
Juried Group ExhibitionDurham Art Guild's Room 100 Gallery at Golden Belt Arts, Fifty/50: Durham’s Edgiest Pop-up Art Shop, Durham, NC (November 2015)

Offering Gal

Offering Gal

DECEMBER 2015 - 2018
Well F. Get a cancer diagnosis, on my birthday no less. The details are boring, but they involve chemotherapy, radiation, and multiple surgeries. I hunker down, take a creative hiatus, and fight/ endure/ love/ I could add a hundred more verbs. I am currently N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease,) and plan to stay that way for a very, very long time, thus my surge in cruciferous vegetable intake and almost daily exercise. Mindfulness, deep tissue massage, yoga, brewing kombucha, and acupuncture all make their way into my life and slowly so does art. Oh yeah, I also performed on stage as guitarist and singer with my pop-up band, Party of One, as part of a Girls Rock NC fundraiser!

Vogue

Vogue

2019 - 2020
Group ExhibitionThe Carrack Modern Art, Rupture, Rapture, Revolution: Community Art Show, Durham, NC (January 25 - February 9, 2019)
Solo Exhibition, Open Eye Cafe, Carrboro, NC (February 2019)
Art AuctionVisual Art Exchange, VAE Gala, Raleigh, NC (February 16, 2019)
Group ExhibitionThe ArtsCenter, 2019 Community Art Exhibit in the Nicholson Gallery, Carrboro, NC (March 2019)
Magazine Featured Artist, The Blotter, Cover, interior highlight and personal essay (May 2019)
FundraiserThe Carrack Modern Art, Sticky Note Show, Durham, NC (June 27 - June 30, 2019)
Solo Exhibition, Perch Coworking, Carrboro, NC (June - July 2019)
Temporary Installation, Group, Meet the Moment Art Walk, Chapel Hill, NC (October - November 2020)
Permanent Installation, Group - Community Art Project, #LoveHillsborough Mosaic Project, Hillsborough, NC (November 2020)

Pee Wee Homes

2020 - 2023
Cancer #2. Boo. Immerse myself in local volunteering.
The Better Blood Project, supports and develops hematological-related programming for children, individuals, and their families who are diagnosed with a chronic blood disorder (Board member)
The Farm at Penny Lane, enhances the quality of life of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (Farm-to-home produce pack)
INKounter through Grow Your World, provides stability for teens through art (one-on-one mentor)
Pee Wee Homes, creates dignified, affordable, tiny homes in caring community for and with people transitioning out of homelessness (Mitchell site committee lead, Resident support committee lead)
University Presbyterian Church, believes that God is love and that love is for everyone (Appalachian Service Project, High school Sunday school teacher, Racial equity workshop, Refugee support, Small group content leader, Sticky Faith youth campaign, Youth sub-committee)

Love Letter Dolls

2024 - present
Love Letter Dolls, launching soon