Curriculum Vitæ
honors and awards
2012 Back Cover photo, Glass Line magazine, Small but Beauitful - Top 40 International Beads/ Beadmakers, June/July issue. Juried into the top five.
2011 Cover Photo, The Flow Magazine, 7th Annual Women in Glass, Winter Issue
2010 First Place Winner and Team Leader, Flame-Off! 2010 Team Invitational, Sonoran Glass Art Academy. Team included JC Herrell, and Judy Carlson.
2009 Hans Godo Frabel Novice Award
2008 Commemorative Bead Artist – Bead & Button Show
2008 Back Cover Photo of the exhibition catalog, Out of the Box: Pushing the Boundaries of the Glass Bead, juried traveling exhibition, International Society of Glass Beadmakers
2008 President’s Award, International Society of Glass Beadmakers.
A piece was donated to Corning’s Glass Museum’s permanent collection.
2005 Glasscraft Emerging Artist Award – The Flow magazine
2002 Second Place Award, Lampwork/ Glass Category, Bead Dreams - Bead & Button Show
Exhibits
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Corning Museum of Glass – ISGB President’s Collection, Corning, NY
KOBE Lampwork Glass Museum - Kobe, Japan
EXHIBITS & JURIED SELECTIONS:
2021 Lifeforms: The Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka Glass Biological Model Exhibition - Juried exhibition, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA - October 2021-April 2022
2018 Panda - Invitational Exhibition, KOBE Lampwork Museum, Kobe, Japan
2015 Glass Alliance of Northern California - Invitational Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, San Jose, CA
2015 Bay Area Glass Institute – Invitational Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, San Jose, CA
2013 Lifeforms: The Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka Glass Biological Model Exhibition - Juried exhibition, Hodge Gallery, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA - July-November
2013 Glass Beads Now: An International Survey - Juried Exhibition, Exhibit A Gallery, Corning, NY – May-November
2010 It’s All About Beads, Invitational exhibition, Pismo Fine Art Glass, Denver, CO
2010 Flameworking: Some Like It Hot - Invitational exhibition, Gallery Janjobe, Louisville, KY
2009 Convergence, Contemporary Jewelry Design with Art Glass Beads - Juried traveling exhibition, International Society of Glass Beadmakers
2009 It’s All About Beads - Invitational exhibition, Pismo Fine Art Glass, Denver, CO
2008 Out of the Box: Pushing the Boundaries of the Glass Bead - Juried traveling exhibition, International Society of Glass Beadmakers
2007 It’s All About Beads - Invitational exhibition, Pismo Fine Art Glass, Denver, CO
2007 Trajectories - Juried exhibition, The Bead Museum, Glendale, AZ - September 2006 - March 2007
2006 Lampwork Festival - Invitational exhibition, Studio Takumi, Nagara, Japan
2006 It’s All About Beads - Invitational exhibition, Pismo Fine Art Glass, Denver, CO
2005 Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum - Invitational exhibition, Kobe, Japan
2002 –
2005 The Beautiful Bead - Invitational exhibition, Symmetry Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY -
2005 Bead of a Different Color - Juried exhibition, Glassworks, Louisville, KY
2004 Double Rainbow - Juried exhibition, Gallery 33, Portland, OR
2003 Landscapes in Glass - Juried exhibition, Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Lowell, MA
2002 The Melting Pot - Juried exhibition, Bedazzled, Washington, D.C.
2002 Bead Dreams - Juried exhibition, Bead & Button Magazine, Milwaukee, WI
2001 Bead Dreams - Juried exhibition, Bead & Button Magazine, Milwaukee, WI
2001 Fantasies in Glass - Juried exhibition, Art Museum, Loveland, CO
2001 Focus on Glass:The Challenge - Juried exhibition, Beadwork Magazine, Loveland, CO
2001 Terra Firma - Juried exhibition, 4th Street Bead, Loveland, CO
2000 Great Northern Beadwork - Juried exhibition, Community Arts Center, Hancock, MI
2000 Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival - Juried arts and crafts show, Evanston, IL
demonstrations
2018 Live-streamed Studio Demonstration – Corning Museum of Glass
This live stream demonstration took place Wednesday, February 14, 2018 during my class, “Nature in Glass: Sculptural Bead Techniques in Soft Glass," at The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass. In this video, I demonstrate how to make a sculptural oriental red poppy bead in soft glass. Length: 01:02:21
2015 Presenter & Instructor
International Society of Glass Beadmakers Annual “Gathering” Conference - Albuquerque, NM
Lecture: “Nature in Glass: An Inspirational Journey”
Demonstration: “Sculptural Sunflower Bead”
2015 Presenter
Glass Art Society Annual Conference - San Jose, CA
Live demonstration: “Sculptural Owl Bead”
2013 Featured Presenter
International Flameworking Conference - Salem, NJ
Live demonstration: “Sculptural Toucan Bird Bead”
2009 Presenter & Instructor
International Society of Glass Beadmakers Annual “Gathering” Conference - Miami, FL
Lecture: “Take Flight: Sculptural Bird Beads”
Demonstration: “Sculptural Toucan Bird Bead”
2006 Presenter & Instructor
International Society of Glass Beadmakers Annual “Gathering” Conference - Kansas City, MO
Lecture: "A Natural Influence"
Demonstration: “Morning Glories Bead”
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
2017 International Society of Glass Beadmakers – Art of Glass: No Limits – Volume 2
2015 Inspiration in Glass - Tanja Ostwald
2014 Glasss4 – Book of Lampworkers - Miriam Steger-van der Schrieck
2013 Glasss3 – Book of Lampworkers - Miriam Steger-van der Schrieck
2011 Glasss2 – Book of Lampworkers - Miriam Steger-van der Schrieck
2011 Creating Glass Beads - Jeri L. Warhaftig, Lark Books
2008 Bead Review 3: A Year of Exceptional Art Glass Beads - Brad Pearson
2006 100 Lampworkers - Lampwork Festival in Nagara, Japan
2006 Trajectories - The Bead Museum/ ISGB Exhibit Catalogue
2004 1000 Glass Beads, Innovation & Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking, Lark Books
2003 Beads of Glass, by Cindy Jenkins, Pyro Press
MAGAZINES:
2021 The Flow - 17th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 19, Issue 4
2021 The Flow - Nature Issue, Spring - Volume 19, Issue 1
2020 The Flow - 16th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 18, Issue 4 -
"Gooseneck Gourd" Tutorial
2019 The Flow - 15th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 17, Issue 4
2019 Soda-Lime Times - May - Feature Page
2019 Soda-Lime Times - February - Tools of the Great Artists
2018 The Flow - 14th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 16, Issue 4
2017 Soda-Lime Times – March - Floral Beads
2017 The Flow - Nature, Spring - Volume 15, Issue 1 - Sunflower Tutorial
2017 The Flow - 13th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 15, Issue 4
2016 The Flow - 12th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 14, Issue 4
2016 Glass Bead Evolution - Volume 4, Issue 3 – Artist Spotlight
2016 Soda-Lime Times - April - “Owl Bead” Tutorial
2015 The Flow - Nature Issue - Volume 13, Issue 1 - "The Little Green Heron Project”
2014 The Flow - 10th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 12, Issue 4
2014 Glass Art - “Tips for Increasing Your Social Media Presence” – Mark Veit
2014 Soda lime Times - October - “Pinecone” Tutorial
2014 Soda-Lime Times - April - Featured Artist and “Dogwood” Tutorial
2013 Lammaga - Volume 25 - "Owl Bead" Tutorial
2013 Glass Line - October/ November - " Owl Bead" Tutorial
2013 Lammaga - Volume 24 - Featured Artist
2012 Glass Line - June/ July - Small but Beauitful - Top 40 International Beads/ Beadmakers - Back Cover Photo
2012 Lammaga - Volume 19 - "Oriental Poppy" Tutorial
2012 Glass Line - February/March - "Oriental Poppy" Bead Tutorial
2011 The Flow - 7th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 9, Issue 4 - Cover Photo
2010 The Flow - Nature Issue - Volume 8, Issue 1 - "Lovebird Bead" Tutorial
2009 The Annealer - Issue IV - "The ISGB Becomes the Heartbeat of Miami"
2008 The Flow - 4th Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 6, Issue 4
2007 Bead Unique - Issue # 12 - Gallery
2006 The Flow - 2nd Annual Women in Glass, Winter - Volume 2, Issue 4 -
Glasscraft Emerging Artist Award
2005 Lapidary Journal - November - "Autumn Leaves Bead" Tutorial - Part 2
2005 Lapidary Journal - October - "Autumn Leaves Bead Tutorial - Part 1
2005 Step by Step Beads - July/ August - "Bumblebee Bead" Tutorial
2005 Bead Unique - Spring - Lampwork Artist Profile
2003 Bead & Button - June - Bead Dreams 2002, Premier Issue
2001 Bead & Button - October - Bead Dreams 2001
2001 Beadwork - August/ September - Focus on Glass
NEWSPAPERS:
2009 Lapeer View, Metamora Community – “Art in Glass” by Nancy Angellotti – February 19
GALLERIES
Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum – Kobe, Japan
Seattle Glassblowing Studio - Seattle, WA
The Melting Point - Sedona, AZ
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
