Biography

I earned a B.A. in Advertising, School of Journalism, from Pennsylvania State University, with a concentration in creative writing in 1984, and a M.Ed. in Reading Education from North Carolina State University in 2002. I'm a reading specialist in the public schools in addition to enjoying photography and art. I'm also a member of the Sappony tribe (www.sappony.org).

Awards, Honors & Publications

It is my honor to have my piece, Feather Shield Medallion and three other pieces on the cover of the North Carolina State Advisory Council on Indian Education's 2009 Report to the State Board of Education: http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/americanindianed/reports/2009indianedreport.pdf

I am honored to have had Red Medallion chosen as one of the cover art pieces for a brochure from the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs (Summer 2008): http://www.doa.state.nc.us/CIA/documents/brochures/FirstPeople-Brochure-08.pdf

Red Lily Waterpaint, 2nd Place, Digital Photography, Art Fest, Art Guild of Person County, May 2008

Feather Shield Medallion, Honorable Mention, United Tribes Juried Art Show, March 2008

Autumn Path, Presented as Lifetime Achievement Award to NC Rep. Ronnie Sutton by United Tribes of North Carolina, March 2008

Quilting Bee Photograph, published in the Tar Heel Junior Historian, produced by the North Carolina Museum of History, Fall 2007 issue, photo credit, p.8.

Strawberry Swirl, Person County Art Guild Directory Design Contest Cover Winner, October, 2007.

Foggy Oceanic View, First Place, ArtFest 07, sponsored by the Art Guild of Person County and the Kirby Art Gallery.

National Museum of the American Indian First Place, Black & White, annual photography contest sponsored by Person County Arts, Parks & Recreation Department, 2006.

Previous Shows

'Hot! Hot! Hot!', Kirby Gallery, Roxboro, NC 8/8/08 - 8/29/08.

'Indigenous by Design', Guilford Native American Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC 12/1/07 - 2/28/08