Education     Columbus College of Art & Design, M.F.A. In Visual Art 2012, in progress
                        The Ohio State University, B.F.A in Art/Glass, Cum Laude, 2006-2008
                        Columbus College of Art & Design, 1991-1995

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Workshops   Ezra Glass Studio, Awara-City, Fukui, Japan
                         Glass and Mixed Media, Workshop 1, taught by Einar & Jamex De la Torre
                         Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
                         Reduce Hesitation, Increase Production, taught by Mary Ann Zotto
                         Like Thread, Like Wire, taught by Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
                         Intermediate Glass, taught by Catherine Grey
                         Enamels on Glass, taught by Walter Lieberman and James Mongrain
                         Glass Axis, Columbus, Ohio
                         Workshop with Davide Salvadore

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Teaching       Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio, 614.224.9101
                         Adjunct Faculty, Fine Arts/Glass, Spring Semester 2011-Present
                         My duties for the college include teaching glass blowing, cold working and coordinating with the head of the glass department, Dawson Kellogg.
                     
                         Glass Axis, Columbus, Ohio
                         Private Tutor, 1999-2006

                         Instructor, 1999-2006, Glass 1 and Glass 2
                         Public Demonstrator

                         Heisey Glass Museum, Newark, Ohio
                         Public Demonstrator, 1999-2000

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Work               Dorothy Gill Barnes, Columbus, Ohio, 614.885.1342
                         Assistant - September 2008-2010
                         I assisted Mrs. Barnes with fabricating glass work to accompany her wood and woven sculpture.  This involves working with Mrs. Barnes in the hot shop
                         and coordinating with her afterwards in the cold shop to finish her work.

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                         Franklin park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio, 614.645.1800
                         Public Demonstrator, October 2009 to January 2010
                         This involved explaining the glass blowing process as it was happening.

                        Hiroshi Yamano, Awara-City, Fukui, Japan
                         Artist Residency - February 2009 to the end of April 2009
                         I assisted Mr. Yamano in making his own work as well as the work of his production studio.  This included working in the hot shop, cold shop and
                         minimal shop maintenance.  This also included being a guest lector at The Osaka University of the Arts, doing demos for students and working
                         with them to improve their skills.

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                         Glass Retailer, Columbus, Ohio
                         Self-employed, 2000-2004
                         During this time I was making my own glassware to sell at shows across the
                         country.

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                         Viking Studios, Columbus, Ohio
                         Custom Tattoo Designer and Body Piercer, 1995-2000
                         This included meeting with clients to design tattoos to fit the lines of their bodies and to discuss piercing placement in reference to the client’s
                         anatomy.
Group
Exhibitions   First
                        Columbus College of Art & Design, March 2012
                        6th Annual Hocking College Glass Invitational
                        Hocking College, Ohio, March 2011
                        First Batch
                        Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio, Dec. 2010
                        Reflection/Refraction
                        Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio, Nov. 2009
                         1st Annual Group B.F.A. Show
                        OSU Urban Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio, June 2008
                        Marking Time, with Nicky Loftis
                        OSU Sherman Studio-Clean Space, Columbus, Ohio, May 2008
                        Altered Visions, Visions of the Gothic and Bizarre
                        Leferve Hall, OSU Newark, Ohio, Nov. 2004-Jan. 2005, Awarded Silver
                        A Celebration of Our Native American Heritage
                        The Art Works Gallery, Newark, Ohio, Nov. 2004
                        Giving Back
                        Studio 16, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 2004
                        Art for the Spirit, Art for Soul’s Sake
                        The Art Works Gallery, Newark, Ohio, March 2004-May 2004