My solo exhibition, Plastic Swarm, will be installed at Clyde H. Gallery Fine Arts Center Gallery.Super excited! More details to come.

I will be giving an artist talk at Sam Houston State University, in the Art auditorium, in Huntsville, TX. This talk will be in conjunction with the SHSU Art faculty exhibition in the 3G Gallery. My talk will start at 5pm. Fun will be had by all.

I am crazy excited about this upcoming FATE workshop {Foundations in Art Theory+Education} that I am putting together. The workshop is for studio foundations professor-types teaching in TX, OK, LA and will occur at Sam Houston State University, in the WASH {Workshop in Art Studio+History} building where I teach from 10-2pm. Proposals to present at this workshop are due by 11/15. Get all the details!

My work will be on tour, as part of the Sketchbook Project Tour 2011. Traveling to the following venues: Space Gallery, Portland, ME.; Austin Museum of Art, Austin TX.; The Granite Room, Atlanta, GA.; Transformer Gallery, Washington, DC; Form/Space Atelier, Seattle, WA.; Minea Gallery, San Francisco, CA.; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL.; and Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL. Once the tour is completed, my sketchbook will become part of the collection of the Brooklyn Art Library, in Brooklyn, NY.

some of you might know that i have been thinking of putting a shop together on the amazingly spiffy site www.etsy.com. if you have not had the pleasure to spend hours shopping great handmade items, then please...get on it!!! my online shop will feature handmade magnets, drawings, jewelry & other do-dad's. opening day will be august 10, 2010. i have made it super easy to cruise on over to my shop, by placing a tab to my etsy shop (almost fancy) on the homepage of my website...isn't technology FUN?

i will be installing my work in the window box gallery at box13 in houston, texas. this new work is inspired by a really simple thought- wouldn't it be nifty to play with a vertical plastic garden? if you are in the area, come check it out. the opening will be fun for all & some other cool art by smart artists wil be on display at box 13 as well!!!

come check out the BIG show at lawndale art center, in houston. i got a few pieces into the show & am in very good company! guest juror, paul middendorf hand picked all of the work. the opening reception will be a blast on friday, july 9th from 6:30-8:30. hope to see you at the opening!

emily sloan has put this clever show together at gallery 1724 (located at 1724 bissonnet st./ houston) consisting of artists that were rejected from lawndale art center's BIG show. i have one piece in this show & will be at the opening from 8-10pm on friday, july 9th. come out & support the all of the "losers"

i have been invited to be a visiting artist at can serrat international art center, located in el bruc, spain. i plan on extending my hide-n-seek project & making several plastic drawings...oh and exploring barcelona too!

my work is included in the 50th annual shsu (sam houston state university) art faculty exhibit, as a new faculty member, it has been really exciting to see everyone else's work..neat stuff. the reception is thursday, january 21 from 5-7. there will be yummy food, so if you are in huntsville, texas...come on by!

the lone star college-montgomery center for the arts is hosting a faculty group show...including yours truly! i have a new drawing/painting in the show, and the work looks really great. so come check out the exhibit, located in the mary matteson-parrish art gallery, on campus. the opening reception is january 20th at noon.

i have been invited to install my work in the guest window gallery space at blackfish gallery, located in portland oregon. i am really looking forward to traveling to install this new work, see old friends and family!!

opening reception of my newest work: layered moments. gallery 1724 is an interesting space part gallery/part hair studio. located at 1724 bissonnet street in houston, texas. it is interactive...choose your own adventures...very new work.
the show will be up thru the new year, so stop by and enjoy the space.

i am finally updating my website and you will soon see all of the things i have been doing over the summer. enjoy and stay tuned!

after several months of being on "tour" and basically living out of my truck, i have landed in the houston area!!!

this friday come by and experience the second week of elsewhere's artist conversation series. i am the featured artist this week at the artist collaborative...my new installation is completed and i will have an exciting art style scavenger hunt in store, complete with treasure maps. cash bar. friendly people. what more could you want? 8pm-11pm 606 and 608 south elm in greensboro,north carolina.

i have landed at elsewhere artist collaborative in greensboro, north carolina. this artist in residency program is one you can actually visit and explore....so come on by this living museum is open wednesday thru saturday 1pm-11pm.

i was able to visit the magical world of SHRINKY DINKS located about 45 miles west of milwaukee, wisconsin. i learned how this wonderful material was born, toured, and was able to experience their rather impressive collection of crafty plastic items! it was dreamy!

come check out my earth day extravaganza class at the Duluth Art Institute. a crafty class for kids that will explore the fun involved in making stuff out of recycled materials.

i will be teaching an adult class devoted to shrinky dinks at the Duluth Art Institute. if you are in the area, come on by and explore the magical world of shrinkable plastic!

so i moved from louisiana to minnesota. the drive was nice. kansas city is really amazing...who knew?

i have been invited to attend/participate in Elsewhere Artist Collaborative Residency Program which invites artists(like me) to participate in the creation of a museum formed from the contents of a three story former thrift store. i am crazy excited about this opportunity...more details to come, i promise!!!

Come check out my work at the Paper Show, opening reception will be Dec. 8th from 6-8pm at the Ft.Worth Community Arts Center, in Ft.Worth, TX. Artwork will be for sale, and you might even get to meet me in real life!!

My work will be included in the exhibit, Snap to Grid, at the Los Angeles Center for digital art, in Los Angeles, CA. The Opening Reception is on October 9th from 7-9pm and is in conjunction with the downtown art walk.

I have been invited to include my work in the Masters' Mystery Invitational, Miami, FL. The event opens on November 15 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel.

My work will be included in the Exhibit/Event Change for a Ten, art Art 180 in Richmond, VA. Work will be available for purchase, details to come.

My wall installation will travel as part of the Annual Northwestern State University Art + Design Faculty Exhibition, to Gallery 111, Leesville, LA. The opening reception is Friday, September 19th from 6-8pm. Come by and let me know what you think of the work!

Come check out my new wall installation on display at the Annual Northwestern State University Art + Design Faculty Exhibition, Hanchey Gallery, Natchitoches, LA. The opening reception is Thursday, August 28th from 6-8pm. Good Art, good people and a great sampling of cheeses!

My work will be on display at the Ogden Museum, in New Orleans, LA. The 11th Annual Southeastern College Art Conference Member's Exhibition showcases artists, historians and professors living in the Southeast.

I have been invited to attend Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson, VT. Various changing installations will be on display in the firehouse studio, as well as work hidden in the woods and the town of Johnson. Scavenger hunt style maps are available upon request.

I will be traveling to Marthaville Elementary and Clouteville Elementary in rural Northwestern Louisiana to teach Art workshops to 3rd and 4th graders. These workshops are made possible thru a grant written by Leslie Gruesbeck to provide crucial Art components to early childhood curriculum in Louisiana.

My work will be on display at Gallery 2 Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington. The "One Year later Exhibit" showcases the current work of the super-cool MFA class of 2007.

My work will be on display at Blackfish Gallery, in Portland, Oregon. The "Shrinky-dink Invitational" includes work from artists all over the United States who are exploring shrinky-dink material in their art-making practice.

My work will be on display at the Anton Art Center, in Mount Clemens, Michigan. It is part of the exhibition "Mailed and Mounted" comprised on 4" x 6" handmade postcards from artists around the United States.