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I wish I had more time to paint, these days most of my time is I’m terrible about entering competition these days, I used to be much better about it, before I started teaching all the time.
spent on the business end of teaching or working in the Over the last 10 years most of my work has been made for specific exhibits with only an occasional entry for competition,
makerspace as my hours have tripled this semester. but here’s my list of awards:

Lately I’ve found myself having more time to paint on smaller 2016- Best Machine Workmanship, and Judges Choice PIQF
pieces of unstretched canvas when I’m traveling, than I can 2015- Honorable Mention Painted Surface, IQF Houston

manage to paint on large pieces of fabric at home. 2014- Best Use of Color, PIQF
2010- Grand Prize, Lark Publishing “Quilt It” contest
2009- Honorable Mention Painted Surface, IQF Houston
Polychromatic Predilection was made for an exhibit called 2008- 3rd place Innovative & Honorable Mention, PIQF
Personal Iconography: Graffiti on Cloth. It was the perfect 2007- 2nd place Innovative, PIQF
opportunity to work with subject matter that brings me joy; 2006- 1st place Innovative, PIQF
succulents and color. 2006- 2nd place Innovative, World Quilt, New England
2005- 2nd place Painted Surface, IQF Houston
2005- Best Machine Appliqué, Judges Choice & Viewers Choice, Glendale Quilt Guild Show
I began with a photo I had taken of blossoms from one of 2004- Judges Choice, IQF Houston
my succulent plants. I altered the photo on my iPhone in the 2004- Best Machine Workmanship, PIQF
Prisma photo app. This pushed the colors in my photo to be 2004- Best of Show Professional & 1st place Group Quilts, Glendale Quilt Guild Show
more dramatically saturated in color and contrast. I loved the 2004- Honorable Mention, Innovative large other, Road to California

painterly quality the photo took on and decided I wanted to try 2003- Honorable Mention, Pictorial, IQF Houston,
to recreate the image on fabric painting it with acrylic inks. 2003- Incentive Prize, The Japan Quilt Grand Prix of Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival
You can see a full run down of the whole process of making 2002- Judges Choice, 3rd place Art Quilts, large & 1st place Group Quilts, IQF Houston
2002- Best Machine Quilting, small & 3rd place Art Quilts Austin Area Quilt Guild Show
this quilt from start to finish here 2000- Best Design & 2nd place Art Quilts, Austin Area Quilt Guild Show

1998- Best Use of Color, Austin Area Quilt Guild Show