Children of the World

Children of the World

This was my 2016 Christmas card, which I sent to my friends and family. The world news during the holiday season in 2016 was filled with stories of children suffering the consequences of adult politics. Those children weighed heavy on my heart, and their futures were...
My mentor and friend—Diane Murphy

My mentor and friend—Diane Murphy

In 1970, a very shy, self conscience girl signed up for a beginning art class her sophmore year at Westside. It is still a mystery why she signed up for the class because she hadn’t ever thought of herself as artistic or creative, even though she’d spent...
Dundee Presbyterian Church

Dundee Presbyterian Church

Dundee Presbyterian Church celebrated their 115th Anniversary in 2016, in commemoration I was commissioned to do a piece of art representing the beautiful sanctuary. This was a unique challenge but one I was honored to do. Referencing photographs, I worked on each...
artVentures 2016

artVentures 2016

I was honored to be one of the Nebraska artists working with the Girl Scouts in a program called artVenture. artVenture is a unique Girl Scouts program that matches small groups of girls with professional artists in a collaborative setting. Their original works of art...
Heritage Award for Women in the Arts

Heritage Award for Women in the Arts

I was recently honored to receive the national Heritage Award for Women in Art, an award given by the DAR, this National Award is designed to recognize women in the community for outstanding achievement in the non-performance arts. The criteria for the award is:...