Education
BA in Fine Arts, Tufts University, including an academic year in Naples, Italy, and study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Additional study in printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography
Completed coursework for Master of Landscape Architecture at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mosaics
Publications
Mosaic Art Now, 2009, ‘Gelato’
Mosaic Fine Art Abstracts (book), 2011
‘Yes/No, Inside/Out – No/Yes, Outside/In’
Pittura Magazine, Summer 2011
‘Yes/No, Inside/Out – No/Yes, Outside/In’ (page 68)
Edible Bits and Pleasing Pieces, 2014 ‘Gelato’
Juried and Invitational Exhibits
Mosaic Arts International, 2015, Painted Bride Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
'SPILT - No Use Cryin' '
Mosaic Arts International, 2014, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX,
‘SLICE Allium, Onion 1’
Mosaic Arts International, 2013, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA,
‘Farther In’
‘Back to the Garden’ exhibit, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2012,
‘Columbine,’ selected as ‘notable’
‘Delish’ exhibit, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2011,
‘Pomodoro,’ ‘Melanzana’
National Mosaic Exhibition, Falmouth, MA 2011,
‘Yes/No, Inside/Out – No/Yes, Outside/In’
Mosaic Arts International, 2011, Austin, TX,
‘Yes/No, Inside/Out – No/Yes, Outside/In’
Art in Pieces, 2010, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT,
‘Five Blue Tornadoes’
‘Santa Fe Light’
Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, Wilkins Art Associates 2009,
‘New Orleans after Georges’
Art of Mosaic 2009, Somerville, MA,
‘New Orleans after Georges’
Mosaic Study
Chicago Mosaic School, Karen Ami, Lynn Moor, Deb Aldo, Giulio Menossi,
Sophie Drouin, Bill Buckingham and Nancy Mills Pipgras, Lou Ann Weeks
Graphic Design
Designer and art director for many years, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Owner, North Haven Design, freelance graphic design
Emeritus member University & College Designers Association (UCDA), national organization dedicated to excellence in design for educational institutions. Served as board member, competition chair, conference chair, and board president
Design awards from UCDA, New England Museum Association, Monadnock Paper Company, Admissions Marketing Report (Best of Show), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Solo exhibit of music-themed posters, Greenfield Community College
Miscellany
Design and construction contracting of my home, including an addition, landscaping, and extensive mixed gardens; renovation of two older houses
Master Gardeners Association of Western Massachusetts (volunteer and educational group), past board member and county chair
Garden Club of Amherst (social and service organization), past president
US Servas (peacebuilding organization), interviewer, host, and traveler
Interested in travel, gardening, botany, reading, photography, archaeology, design, vernacular architecture, textiles, movies, music, nature and natural forms, landscape, hiking, kayaking
Widely traveled through Europe, especially Italy, plus Central Asia (Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan), Costa Rica, Egypt, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, and many places in the US