"I capture the dynamic nature of glass as an elemental medium. This approach creates a give and take relationship that forces me to develop my work both internally through technique/design and externally via form and function. Rather than reproducing the same exact piece my focus is trained on the evolution of individual works within a series. This perspective enables me to have consistency within a body of work and at the same time offers me the freedom of experimentation. It is important that each piece stands on it’s own as well as within the series."

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2016 Sidewalk Art Show - Second Place
2016 Seawall Art Show - Artisan Award
2015 Gosport Arts Festival - Award of Excellence
2014 Seawall Art Show - Best in Show
2014 Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach – Virginia's Finest Award
2014 Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA – Award of Distinction in Glass
2013 Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA – Award of Distinction in Glass
2013 East Beach Art Show, Norfolk, VA – Best In Show
2013 Boardwalk Art Show­, Virginia Beach, VA – Best In Glass
2012 Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival, Norfolk VA – Norfolk Artist Award
2012 Stockley Gardens Spring Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA – Norfolk artist award

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