I am very happy to say that my work will be included in "NO PRESSURE: THE FIRST EVER POWER WASHER ZINE EXHIBITION" curated by Anna Tararova and the POWER WASHER dynamic duo of Josh Dannin and Todd Irwin. This exhibition features artists whose work has appeared in the Power Washer zine: Ray Cross, Chris Dacre,... Continue Reading →

This weekend was the closing reception for the West Virginia Invitational at the Juliet Museum in Charleston, WV. The exhibition was curated by Jessica O’Hearn and includes a good representation of WVU faculty (Michael Sherwin, Alison Helm, Shalya Marsh, Amy Schissel, and Shoji Satake) with West Virginia printmakers Zach Fitchner and Robert Howsare. There was... Continue Reading →

Below are images of the portfolio "THE LASER PRINTMAKER: MAPPING OVERLAPS BETWEEN PRINTMAKING AND LASER SYSTEMS" which was shown at the 2019 SGC International conference in Dallas. It was organized by Dana Potter, an MFA candidate at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. This was a fantastic portfolio that I was really glad to be a... Continue Reading →

"Poetry, Pastels, and Pollinators" was a semester long collaborative project with teachers from North Elementary and community members funded by a West Virginia Division of Culture and History STEAM grant. This project went from September 2018-May 2019, many different instructors and artists made multiple visits with students over this time. There were three main aspects... Continue Reading →

Last night capped off a two day comic project with a local Girl Scouts troop. This is actually the second workshop I have conducted with this troop. First was a short conversation about comics...we learned about artists like Alison Bechdel and Lynda Barry, the comic book burnings and bans in America in the 1950’s and... Continue Reading →

“In Plain Sight: Rediscovering Appalachian Cultural Identity” was a semester long collaborative project with teachers from Mylan Park Elementary and community members funded by a West Virginia Division of Culture and History STEAM grant. This project included many different instructors and artists who made multiple visits with students. This project had a few major learning... Continue Reading →

On Sunday I had the pleasure of conducting a printmaking workshop with the West Virginia Botanic Garden. A few months ago, we talked about expanding the opportunities offered at the WVBG. I've done so many different workshops and demonstrations with K-12 students, I thought this was a great chance to expand printmaking opportunities to the... Continue Reading →

Today we were so lucky to have a visit from Imin Yeh, Assistant Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University! We have been talking about a visit to WVU for a few years now, and I am so glad that we were able to find time in her very busy schedule to come to Morgantown!... Continue Reading →

Saturday April 06th marked the closing reception for the annual WVU exhibition at Artists Image Resource in Pittsburgh. This year we decided to make the exhibition for the WVU Printmakers only. My printmaking students were responsible for all aspects of the exhibition, installation, promotion, and reception. This has been such a wonderful event for our... Continue Reading →