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Artist Statement -




My subject matter is primarily related to the inspiration that I find in the colors, shapes and movement in the natural world in all its forms my work is about expressing and conveying the feelings of joy, peace, and tranquility that come with the contemplation of Nature. I use a traditional weaving technique while constantly striving to extend my ability to capture nuances of color tone and structure. I work with a vertical tapestry loom together with the highest quality tapestry yarns from Scandinavia.
I explore and develop my ideas through the medium of watercolor. When I reach the point where I feel that I am ready to commit to devoting 5-6 months or more to transforming my ideas into a tapestry, the outline of the water color design is traced and then digitally enlarged to the full size of the final tapestry. This enlargement provides the map for guiding the hand-weaving process while the watercolor provides the guide for the selection of the yarn colors and tones. During weaving, multiple fine threads of varying thicknesses are blended to achieve the delicate variations in the color tones of the watercolor.

Artist Exhibitions



SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2000, Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO, USA
1998, Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL, USA
1980, Little Gallery, Eslov, Sweden
1978, Museum of Blekinge, Karlskrona, Sweden
1978, Ystad Museum of Fine Art, Ystad, Sweden

MUSEUM TOURING EXHIBITION
2013 through 2015, The New Art of the Loom, a travelling museum exhibit comprising 24 tapestry artists from 16 countries
2015, Kentucky Museum of Art Craft, Louisville, KY, USA
2014, State University, Roper Gallery, Frostburg, MD, USA
2014, The Appleton Museum, Ocala, FL, USA
2014, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, USA
2014, Webster University, Hunt Gallery, St. Louis, MO, USA
2013, The Hillard Museum of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, USA
2013, Montcalm Gallery, Gatineau, Canada
2013, Musee des Maitres et Artisanats du Quebec, Montreal, Canada

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 through 2020, Excellence in Fiber, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, USA
2018 through 2021, Art in Embassies, U.S. Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2018, By Hand, Blue Lines Art, Roseville, CA, USA
2017, Interiors, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD, USA
2016, Impact, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, USA
2014, The Chosen, Ystad Museum of Art, Ystad, Sweden
2009, Gallerie Gora, Montreal, Canada
1999, The Bayeux Gallery, Denver, CO, USA
1999, The American Center, Nashville, TN, USA
1999, Acclaim Gallery, Long Grove, IL, USA
1999, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, FRB Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1997, Liz-Beth and Co, Fine Art Gallery, Knoxville, TN, USA
1996, Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, USA
1996, Arts American, Atlanta, GA, USA
1996, New Vision Gallery, Marshfield, WI, USA
1996, Fiber Now, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, USA
1994, National Tapestry Invitational Exhibition, OSU, Lima, OH, USA
1993, Contemporary Works of Faith, The Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH, USA
1992, The Garden Path, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
1990, Tapestry Forum, Oregon School of Art, Portland, OR, USA
1982, Worlds Fair, Knoxville, TN, USA
1979, Art Jubilee Exhibition, Ystad Museum of Fine Art, Ystad, Sweden
1978, Form Design Center, Malmo, Sweden
1973, Free Textiles, Lund Museum of Fine Art, Lund, Sweden
1975, Ystad Museum of Fine Art, Sweden
1972, Scania Art Society, Malmo Museum of Art, Malmo, Sweden
1972, Young Artists, Lund Museum of Art, Lund, Sweden
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Artist Collections



Selected collections

Ingrid and Gey, Cook Regentec, Indianapolis, IN. USA
Image of a Growing Spring, WilmerHale Law Offices, Boston, MA. USA
Downtown, WilmerHale Law Offices, Boston, MA. USA
Seven Fifteen, WilmerHale Law offices, Boston, MA. USA
Ascension, Pharmacia Upjon Corporation, World Headquarters, Peapack, NJ. USA
Dream Metaphor, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Headquarters, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Aniara, Out of the Fire Restaurant, Easton, MD, USA
Dancing with the Birds, East Tennessee Childrens Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA
Pansies for Thoughts, Out of the Fire Restaurant, Easton, MD, USA
Untitled, The Abby, Ystad, Sweden
Sheep l, Scania Concrete Company, Malmo, Sweden
Sheep ll, Felix Canned Foods, Eslov, Sweden
Untitled, Scandinavian Private Bank, Dalby, Sweden
Onions, Ystad Museum of Fine Art, Ystad, Sweden
Serenade, private collection, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Circus Performance, private collection, Stanford, CA, USA
The Meeting, private collection, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Frames of Reference, private collection, Chicago, IL, USA
Trompe L’oeil, private collection, Honolulu, HI, USA
Untitled, private collection, Honolulu, HI, USA
High Meadow, private collection, Naples, FL, USA
Water Spirits, private collection, Royal Oak, MD, USA
Lovers, private collection, Easton, MD, USA
Solitude, private collection, Easton, MD, USA
Deep Waters, private collection, Royal Oak, MD, USA

Selected commissions

2011, GROCO, Gross Mechanical Laboratories, Inc., Stevensville, MD, USA
2007, The William B. Bryant Tapestry, United States District Court, Washington, DC, USA
2004, Reflections on a Musical Experience, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Baltimore, USA
1989, Promenade, Morton, Lewis, King and Kreig Law Offices, Knoxville, TN, USA
1989, Untitled, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Joint Institute, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
1988, Our Duty, Our Bounty, UT College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA

2016, Picnic, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
2001, Untitled, Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA, USA
1994, Healing Flight, St. Michael’s Hospital, Texarkana, TX, USA
1994, Mother and Child, St. Michael’s Hospital, Texarkana, TX, USA
1994, Love of Christ Impels Us, St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, W.VA, USA
1992, Skyline, Fort Sander’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA
1991, Untitled, The Chapel, UT Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA
1991, Untitled, The Chapel, UT Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA
1990, Lunar, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Knoxville, TN, USA
1988, Flowing to the Sea, Oak Ridge Methodist Hospital, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

2019, Untitled, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Washington, DC, USA
2008, Mary’s Gift, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Downingtown, PA, USA
2006, Leaving the Ark, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waynesboro, VA, USA
2003, Untitled, Seacoast Community Church, Encinitas, CA, USA
2001, Evensong, Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Little Rock, AR, USA
1987, Grace be to You and Peace, Grace Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
1986, Gennesaret, The Norwegian Seamen’s Church of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
1977, Untitled, Santa Clara Church, Norrkoping, Sweden
1975, Sanctus Spiritus, Church of Horby, Horby, Sweden
1972, Untitled, Church of Loderup, Loderup, Sweden

2016, Serenity, private commission, Laguna Beach, CA, USA
2013, Migration, private commission, Bozman, MD, USA
2010, Four Winds, private commission, Washington, DC, USA
2006, Glacier, private commission, Royal Oak, MD, USA
1996, Beachscape, private commission, Tellico Village, TN, USA
1995, After the Rain, private commission, Oak Ridge, TN
1992, Sails, private commission, Chattanooga, TN, USA
1986, Early Morning, private commission, Richmond, VA, USA

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