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Blossoms Fallen
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| My work in fiber arts reflects the constant changes I experience in my personal and spiritual life. I use my work to explore the forces of nature and the mysteries of the soul. For twenty-two years I have designed Costumes for Theatre, Dance, Ice Skating and Stunt Shows. I had long been interested in dyeing, discharging color and manipulating fabric surfaces as an integral part of my design work. In the last nine years I have pursued fiber arts independently from Theatre and Costume design. As I explore new possibilities in my work as an artist away from the theatrical arena, I have found an essential expression of my spirit and soul. The soft edges, shapes and shadows left in the fabric, the colors that resonate with the essence of the life experience, the textures that reflect the dynamism and sensuality of life’s richness all create dynamic, graceful and evocative statements that inspire me to create personal and expressive pieces of wearable art and textiles. |
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| 2008 "Forms in Wood & Fiber: New Southern California Work," Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA California Fibers at Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, CA 2006 Contemporary Fibers Wignall Museum Gallery Chaffee College, CA Wearable Expressions, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA 2002 THe Subject Tonight is Love, solo exhibition La Jolla Fiber Arts Gallery, La Jolla CA Threads of our Lives, Collaborative works with Karren Brito, Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, Santa Fe NM 2001 The Dancing Kimono, solo exhibition Japanese Friendship Garden, San Diego, CA Outside the Box, juror Beth Smith, (Asst. Director, Oceanside Museum of Art), Boehm Gallery, Atmosphere, Newport Gallery and Art Museum, Newport, Wales, U.K.Travelling. 2000 Atmosphere, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. Catalogue. 1999 Changing Seasons, solo exhibition La Jolla Fiber Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA California Craft, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA. Catalogue. Wignall Museum/Gallery @ Chaffey Community College, Rancho Cucamonga, California Ultimate Fiber/ California Connections Wyndham Emerald Plaza Hotel, San Diego 1998 Pacific Itn’l Wearable Art Festival, Santa Rosa, CA 2nd place award Fashion Fetish Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA Film & Theatre Design, invited exhibition Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City, UT |
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2006 Ornament Magazine, cover story 2004 Fiberarts Design Book Seven |
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MFA-Costume Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1977 BA--Theatre, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Tx |
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Jolla FiberArts Gallery, La Jolla, CA |
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website: doshifiberart.com |
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