Honoring those who have served and sacrificed
Through the unique artistry of beaded tapestries
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Underway: ~34,000 beads as of 11-30-24
Watch this space for updates on my latest tapestry - it's full steam ahead on the USS Fort Worth, LCS-3, known for her GRIT & TENACITY! US Navy photo #111005-O-ZZ999-108 ... photo credit to Michael Rote at Lockheed Martin.
Thankful Generations: Heroes Found
Doss Heritage & Culture Center
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The Thankful Generations: Heroes Found exhibition closed May 30, 2024 after an eight month run! Though I'm sad it's over I truly appreciate the opportunity to share my work and encourage people to find and thank the heroes in their own lives. A big thank you to the Doss Heritage & Culture Center for making this exhibit possible. Watch snippets from the opening night event in the video below.
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Fall 2024 Updates
These four tapestries were on display at the Coppell Arts Center from September 16 - November 4! Hoorah for:
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Jean Louise Haines Stone, Marine WWII (top left)
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Chester Aloyisius Kenney, Corps of Engineers WWII (top right)
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Joe Brown, Navy WWII (bottom left)
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Beatrice Singer Selig, Army Nurse Corps WWII (bottom right)
During Veterans Day Week, my series of tapestries were on display at TCU Neeley School of Business - two separate pop-up displays in a day! What an honor to share my work to honor our veterans during this most cherished week.
Memorial Day 2024
Recently my project was featured by the Irvington Theater in their special Memorial Day video series. Check out the video by following this LINK.
Summer 2024 Updates
30th Maritime Art Exhibit
These two tapestries returned from Oregon following the juried competition at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon, from July 6 - September 22, 2024!
Closing out 2023, it is fun to reflect on the excitement of entering my artwork for the first time into various competitions with a number of successes!
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Two tapestries, "Anna Mae Shellenbarger" and "Joseph Kubes" were selected for inclusion in the international American Tapestry Alliance juried exhibit in the summer of 2023
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The "Joseph Kubes" tapestry also placed 2nd in the Portraits 2023 exhibition
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My tapestry of "Jack Lescure" was published in Artistonish Magazine February 2023 edition
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The "Harvel" wedding day tapestry took 1st place in the Valentine 2023 exhibition
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"Doris Neuren, WWII Wave" tapestry received the People's Choice Award for the Woman 2023 exhibition in celebration of International Women's Day
My efforts to get into the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery with my latest version of the "Marine in Saipan" tapestry* didn't pan out. I learned that over 3,500 artists submitted artwork for consideration! No worries, though; I'm proud of how this tapestry came out using my expanded color palette to recreate this important tapestry of a battle weary Marine in Saipan. My dear friend, Jeff Payne, sums up my intentions with the following quote:
"This anonymous hero begins your story as one of so, so many soldiers and others involved in past wars whom we have no obvious personal connection with. For someone new to your works it compels the viewer to want to know more. If they are fortunate enough to see more of your images along with the narratives, they begin to realize that they all have real stories, even the hundreds of thousands that we never learn about. Bead by bead you have asked us to participate in that honor, and to never forget."
*based on National Archives photograph from 1944 of Marines in Saipan (127-GR-113-83414)
