Poetry

Achievements include two-time Eli Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship grantee; five-time-winner of the Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant; Clowes Fellowship; Lafayette Art Museum Fellowship; one of twelve women artists chosen to represent Indiana at the National Museum for Women in the Arts; Gallery 84 member, New York City; Woman Made Gallery International Exhibitor & member, Chicago; North Adams Contemporary Artist Center Fellowship, and numerous art competitions, awards, & solo exhibitions. I have a Master's degree in Fine Art from Purdue University and a BA degree & teacher certification in art education, physical education, and photography, and a concentration in drawing and painting. I taught art at the secondary level in West Lafayette, Indiana, for 34 years. I retired from public education in 2009. My art studio is in Brookston, Indiana. I focus on painting, mixed media, and writing. I was ordained by the Reformed Congregation of the Goddess, International, in 2017 as Reverend of the Arts.