Employment in the arts
Teaching
2008 Random Arts, Book Arts Instructor, Saluda, NC
2008 Transylvania Arts Council, Book Arts Instructor, Brevard, NC
2007-Present, A. Fain Books Home Studio, Monthly Book Sewing Circle, Asheville, NC
2007 John C. Campbell Folk School, Clawhammer Banjo Instructor, Brasstown, NC
2007 John C. Campbell Folk School, Book Arts Instructor, Brasstown, NC
2006-Present, Asheville Bookworks, Book Arts Instructor, Asheville, NC
2006 Transylvania Arts Guild, Book Arts Demonstration, Brevard, NC
2006-Present, A. Fain Books Home Studio, Book Arts Instructor, Asheville, NC
2006 Mpress Cards and Ecclectica, Asheville, NC
2006 Organic Growers School, Book Arts Instructor, Children’s Program, Asheville, NC
2003 John C. Campbell Folk School, Clawhammer Banjo, Assistant Instructor,
Brasstown, NC
2001 John C. Campbell Folk School, New World Cuisine, Assistant Instructor,
Brasstown, NC
Employment:
2008 Light of Day Bindery, Book Restoration with Dea Sasso, Asheville, NC
2004-Present, A. Fain Books: Sole Proprietorship, Book Artist & Instructor, Asheville, NC
2006-2007, Malaprops Bookstore, Bookseller, Asheville, NC
2003 John C. Campbell Folk School, Administrative Assistant, Brasstown, NC
2003 John C. Campbell Folk School, Little/Middle Folk School, Sole Coordinator,
Brasstown, NC
1992-2001 Nanette Davidson, Production Weaver/Apprentice, Brasstown, NC
Exhibitions/Collections
2007 Hope Cancer Center, Two Person Exhibition, Asheville, NC
2007 Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University, Permanent Collection,
Cullowhee, NC
2007 Asheville Bookworks, Book Opolis, Annual Book Arts Exhibition, Asheville, NC
2007 Design Gallery, Roots & Wings: Annual Slow Book Salon Exhibition, Burnsville, NC
2006 Brickbottom Gallery, Dictionary Project, Boston, MA
Gallery and retail representation
2007-Present, Bluewood Gallery, Brevard, NC
2007-Present, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC
2007-Present, Nest Organics, Asheville, NC
2006-Present, Yarn Circle, Murphy, NC
2006-2008, Grovewood Gallery, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
2006 Mpress Cards and Ecclectica, Asheville, NC
2006 Readers Corner, Asheville, NC
2004-2007, Diggin Art, Asheville, NC
publications
2008 Art Seen Asheville, Local Cable Channel Episode Themed Needles, Produced by Ursula Gullow, Asheville NC
2008 Artful Stories, Includes Collaboration Piece with Susan McBride called Old Hickory, published by Lark Books, Asheville NC
2006 Laurel of Asheville, Featured Artist, March Issue, Asheville NC
2005 When It Rains in Carolina, Kevin McGuire, East End Press, Illustrations, Asheville, NC
education
2008 Silk Paper Making with Kathy Hays, John C. Campbell Folkschool, Brasstown, NC
2008 Book Restoration Apprenticeship with Dea Sasso, Asheville, NC
2003 Penland School of Craft, Book and Paper Arts Concentration with Julie Leonard and
Anne Marie Kennedy, Penland, NC
2003 Nordjyllands Idraetshojskole (North Jutland Folk School), Bronderslev, Denmark
2002 Penland School of Craft, Nature’s Patterns and Packages with Annie Silverman, Penland, NC
2002 John C. Campbell Folk School, Photography with Mary Jo Brezny, Brasstown, NC
2001 Edinburgh University, Study Abroad, Edinburgh, Scotland
2000 John C. Campbell Folk School, Weaving with Beth Johnson, Brasstown, NC
2000 John C. Campbell Folk School, Book Arts, Brasstown, NC
1999 Penland School of Craft, Textile Surface Design, Penland, NC
1999 University of North Carolina at Asheville, Art Courses: 2D Design, Drawing I, Costuming Art, Costume Design, African Art History, Arts and Ideas
1998-2003 University of North Carolina at Asheville, B.A. in History: Appalachian Studies and Folklore, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Asheville NC
1997 John C. Campbell Folk School, Thread Art with Melissa Dunning, Brasstown, NC
Personal/Professional Development
2008 Women’s Business Conference, Mountain Biz Works, Asheville, NC
2008 AB Tech, Book Restoration with Dea Sasso, Asheville, NC
2006 Mountain Biz Works, Quickbooks, Asheville, NC
2006 Women’s Business Conference, Mountain Biz Works, Asheville, NC
2005 Mountain Biz Works, Marketing Mentorship, Asheville, NC
2004 Mountain Biz Works, Foundations Program Alumni, Asheville, NC
Scholarships/residencies/Other
2007-Present, Interlude Editions, Board of Directors, Asheville, NC
2007 Penland School of Craft, Studio Assistant in Japanese and Scottish Weaving with
Beth Johnson, Spring Concentration, Penland, NC
2003 Upcoming Craftsperson Scholarship, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
1998-2001 Western North Carolina Leadership Scholarship, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC