AWARDS

AIA Southwestern OR Chapter 2006 Craftsmanship Award
For a clear vision in her work, creating art that is both integral and complimentary to the architecture it shares space with; and for exhibiting a high level of skill in her craft and possessing a collaborative spirit towards the other trades to create successful projects.

ART COMMISSIONS
Genesis (February 2006)
Private commission, Eugene, Oregon
Meghan’s Mirror (October 2005)
Private commission, Columbia, Missouri
Field of Flowers (July 2005)
Private commission, Springfield, Oregon
Three garden panels (Size: panel 1: 6’high x 3’wide; panel 2: 7.5’ high x 3.5’wide; 3’ high x 4’ wide) surrounding a bronze sculpture depict silhouetted sunflowers against hills and sky in spring, summer, and fall, made from Venetian glass tiles and ceramic tile.
Circles of Light (September 2004)
Private commission for entry wall in Venetian and stained glass, Seattle, Washington
The Sun (June 2004)
Public commission for the Lane Transit District’s new Springfield Station, Springfield, Oregon
Seventy-five-foot-by-eight-foot glass and ceramic mural abstractly depicting a Lane County landscape with sunset, trees, and hillside. Various additional abstract landscapes scenes throughout station totale an additional 200 sq. feet.
Leaping Trout (July 2003)
Private commission, Eugene, Oregon
White Water Table (August 2002)
Private commission for dining table (3 1⁄2’ x 3’) of cut glass, Hood River, Oregon
Tile Forest (October 2001)
Private commission for office entryway (9’ x 8’) of ceramic tile, Eugene, Oregon
Heron in Flight (July 2001)
Children’s Science Museum, Eugene, Oregon
Four foot square glass and bronze mosaic in collaboration with sculptor Peter Helzer depicting blue heron in flight.
Abstract Mosaic Panels (June 2001)
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Fifteen 4’x 13” Venetian glass panels.
Amazon Mural (March 2001)
Amazon Pool Renovation Project, Eugene, Oregon. Created in collaboration with Jenelle Isaacson, 4’ x 10’ Venetian and cut glass mosaic panorama for main entry wall depict Amazon Creek flora and fauna.
Bank Park Mosaic Benches, Phase III (October 2000)
First National Bank Downtown Beautification Project,
Columbia, Missouri
Three eight-foot sculptural, steel-frame, terrazzo benches with ceramic and Venetian glass mosaic with bronze inlays depict a prairie fire on one facade and a thunderstorm triptych on the reverse. All benches were created in collaboration with fabricators and terrazzo artisans Paul Ater and Reno Rigutto and a team of craftsmen.
Bank Park Mosaic Benches, Phase II (May 2000)
First National Bank Downtown Beautification Project, Columbia, Missouri
Two fifteen-foot sculptural, steel-frame, terrazzo benches with incorporated planters flank the main entrance to the bank on the sidewalk of Broadway. Mosaic designs were done in ceramic and Venetian glass with bronze inlays.
Bank Park Mosaic Benches, Phase I (January 2000)
First National Bank Downtown Beautification Project, Columbia, Missouri
Two twenty-foot sculptural benches surround the sculpture of the pocket park in downtown Columbia next to the bank building, the centerpiece of the renovation/beautification project. The benches are steel-frame with terrazzo, overlaid with mosaic designs depicting Missouri wildflowers with bronze inlays.
Bank Park Forged-Iron Wheat Grass Fence and Gate (January 2000)
First National Bank Downtown Beautification Project, Columbia, Missouri
Thirty-six-foot iron fence depicting wheat grass blowing in the wind encloses the entrance to the bank’s downtown pocket park near the front entrance to the bank. Local artist David Thompson fabricated the fence with assistance and design by Mary Beth Llorens.

 

 

 

     
Recent Works
The Sun
Bank Park
Amazon Mural
Field of Flowers
Circles of Light
Leaping Trout
Tile Forest
Heron in Flight
Meghan's Mirror
White Water Table
Genesis
Other Works