EDUCATION
AA - Fine Arts, College of the Redwoods
BA - Art, Sculpture and Art History, Humboldt State University

SELECTED EXHIBITS * EVENTS

2012

• Wood Fair, Humboldt Woodworking Society, Demonstration, Eureka, CA

• Solo Exhibit, Sacred Palace, Eureka, California

2010

• College of the Redwoods, Guest Artist, Eureka, California

2009

• Festival of Trees, demonstrations, Seattle, Washington

2007

• Fansacarve  1st Dutch Internationl Chainsaw Competition, Vassaan, Netherland.

• The Eye and I of the Storm  A one woman Gallery Exhibit featuring wind blown trees.  Westhaven Center for the Arts, Trinidad, CA.
  

2006

• Wild West Winter Fest, demonstrating sculptor, Bozeman, Montana
• Almquist Lumber Grand Opening, demonstrating sculptor, Arcata, California
  

2005

• Downtown Juried Sculpture exhibit, March 2005-March 2006, Tribute to Van Gogh, Puyallup, WA
• World Forestry Museum, Grand Re-opening, demonstrating carver, Portland, Oregon
• Everett Center for the Arts, Bi-ennial Juried Art Exhibition for Painting, Mr. Robert Cotton  Everett, Washington
  
• Carve Carrbridge! Chainsaw Carving Event, Carrbridge, Scotland
• The English Open, Chainsaw Carving Event, Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, England

2004

• Downtown Juried Sculpture Exhibit, March 2004-March 2005, 'Tribute to Van Gogh", Puyallup, WA
• The Sawblade and Chain of Events presents, The Yard Dogs Road Show, Phillipsville, CA
• The English Open, Chainsaw Carving Event, Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, England
  

2003

• 'Ready, Set, Van Gogh one of three carvers chosen for a show on Art by Gay Rosenfeld Productions for the Bravo channel. Venice Beach, California.
• The Rendezvous, a chainsaw carving event, benefiting The Make A Wish Foundation. She was one of 175 carvers from around the world. Ridgeway, Pennsylvania
• ESPN Great Outdoor Games, Demonstrating Carver, Reno, Nevada.

2002

• Artist Cooperative of Whidbey Island, Featured Artist, Langley, WA
• Folklife, Juried Show, Working the North Woods: Documenting a Century of Working in the North Woods, funded by the King Co. Arts Commission, Wash. Commission for the Humanities, Wash. Forest Protection Association, National Endowment for the Humanities & the National Endowment for the Arts. Seattle, WA
• Kabuki Chainsaw Carving Club, The 2nd Annual Chainsaw Carving Event, Toei, Japan

2001

• Lowe's Hardware, Grand Openings, Washington, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada

2000

• Kenai Peninsula State Fair, Demonstrating Carver, Ninilchik, Alaska
  

1999

• Whidbey Island, 3rd Annual Studio Tour, Langley, WA

1998

• Island Arts Council, Annual Juried Art Show, Mr. Robert Cotton, 2 Guys on a Bench (paintings) Langley, WA
  
• Bayview Studio's, Holiday Art Bash, Langley, WA

1997

• Everett Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Art Show, 'Feminine", Everett, WA

1996

• Everett Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Art Show; 'The Wedding Gift", Everett, WA
• The Kentucky Nationals, Chainsaw Carving Event, The Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky

1995

• Island Arts Council, Annual Juried Art Show; 'The Wedding Gift", Langley, WA
  

1994

• Everett Center for the Arts, Recycling & Art;Salmon Ella, Everett, WA
• Sisters Restaurant, Blue Plate Special, Everett, WA,

COMMISSIONS (Selected Works)

• Safeway Entrance Pillars, 12' x 4, Redwood, Eureka, CA, Public

• Bigfoot. Salmon. Thunderbird. Totem Pole. 14' Hemlock, Woodinville, WA, private

• Owl and Supermoon, 3' Redwood, Big Lagoon, CA, private, M. Thorpe

• Ready, Steady, Oak, 20' Oak, Salmon Creek, CA, private

• Dr. Fire & Passionate Pinky Totem Pole, 22', Cedar Duvall, Wa, private

• Kayak Point Eagles, 15', Douglas Fir, Stanwood, WA, private

• Two Tigers, 8' H, Douglas Fir, Edmonds, WA, private.

• Eagle and Snohomish River 10'  Douglas Fir, Snohomish, WA, private, L.Cole
  

• Redwood abstract, 18' H, Redwood, Hopland, CA, private, D. Dobson
  
• Fern Faeries #2, 2' H, Red Cedar, Federal Way, WA, private, J. Schulz & G. Kallman
  
• Two Salmon in Cedar, 8' H, Red Cedar, Federal Way, WA, private, J. Schulz & G. Kallman
  
• 32 Pillars, 8' H, Sitka Spruce, Castaic Valley, CA, private,  J. Levy

• Stagecoach Totem Pole, 35' H, Sitka Spruce. Trinidad, CA, private, C. Netzow
  
• Heron, 3' H, Guan Acosta. Nicaragua
• Baby Humpback Whale, 8' H. Trinidad, CA, private, Marian and Richard
  
• Donker Totem Pole, 13' H.  Douglas Fir.  Everett, WA, private, L. Donker.
  

2006

• Forsburg Totem Pole, 14' H, Douglas Fir, Edmonds, WA, private, P. Forsburg
• Cedar Zen, 6' H, Red Cedar, Seattle, WA, M. Norwood
  
• Eagle, 5' H, Redwood, Trinidad, CA, Adi Da Revelation
• Fern Faeries, 3' H, Redwood, Arcata, CA, Tir n nog Garden
  

2005

• Restoration of 25 Totems and Shields for Ivars Salmon House, Seattle, Washington
• Restoration of 1949 Ford Woodie Wagon, for CruiZen Magazine, Whidbey Island, Washington
  

2004

• Flora, 11' H x 1' W, English Holly, Everett, WA, private, The Church's
  
• Double Chairs, Douglas Fir and Cedar, Langley, WA, private
  
• Fir Woman and Dolphins, 7' H x 4' W x 7' L,  Douglas Fir, Harris, CA, private, Hanko
• Trio of Salmon, 11'H x 2'W, Maple, West Seattle, WA, private, M. Olsen

2003

• Oak Woman, 6' H x 3' W, Black Oak, Harris, CA, private, K. Quinn
• Autumn Cat, 3' H, Western Red Cedar, Bemidji, MN, private, B. Anderson
• Sea Otters, 7'H x 1' ½"'W, Western Red Cedar, Whidbey Island, WA, private, P. Tharp

2002

• Thunderbird, 6ft. (w), Western Red Cedar, Shorewood High School, Seattle, WA

2001

• The Giant of the Avenue, 19 ft. cypress, Phillipsville, CA, The Sawblade, Druid Will Ozone
• In Honor of MC Escher's Lizards, 8ft. black walnut, Albuquerque, NM, private, S. Stewart

2000

• The Fisherman, 6ft, pine, Anchorage, Alaska, Sea Galley Restaurant

1998

• Female / Male Form #2, 8ft, Chimacum, WA, private, Henner Schroeder, Melanie McGregor

1997

• The Dickens Houses, 4ft, red cedar, Spokane, WA, private, D. Westfall

1996

• Mix Master! 1 1/2ft. painted red cedar, Seattle, WA, private, Ginny Ruffner
• Fruits & Veggies, 2ft. painted red cedar, Mukilteo, WA, Mukilteo Coffee Company
• The Giant Concrete Man & Concrete Cadillac, installation, Santa Barbara, CA, The Hermitage
  

AWARDS & HONORS

2008

• Fansa Carve, Premier of the Dutch International Chainsaw Carving Championships, Vaassan, Netherlands, 7th Place.

2003

• The 1st Women in Art; Chainsaw Series, Tacoma, WA, 1st Place.

1999

• The Big One! Washington's premier chainsaw carving event, Westport, WA, 10th Place
• Northern California Chainsaw Carving Championships, Pt. Arena, California, 7th Place

1998

• Northern California Chainsaw Carving Championships, Pt. Arena, California, 7th Place
• Island Arts Council, Juried Art Show, Langley, WA, Award, painting, Mr. Robert Cotton
  

MUSEUMS

• The Toaster Museum, Charlotte, SC, featuring 'The Wedding Gift"