- USA
▒ Formal Education
1969: B.A., English (Creative Writing), University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia MO, USA
1975: M.A., English (Creative Writing), University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia MO, USA
▒ Continuing Education
1996: Portland, Oregon, at the Handweavers Guild of America Conference, Convergence,
a three-day workshop by John Marshall, “How to Make Your Own Japanese Clothing”
-Summer 1993: Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, “Indigo Shibori Dyeing,” Anne Lindberg
- Summer 1991: Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, “Shibori Workshop,” D’Arcie Beytebiere
-Spring 1994: Columbia MO, Missouri Fiber Arts Conference, “Tapestry Weaving,” Morgan Clifford
-10/2006: Columbia, MO, University of Missouri, “Nuno Felted Garments,” May Jurgenson Vistendal
▒ Teaching Experience, Institutional
-7/2007-9/2007: Paris American Academy, Paris, France, Textile Design (shibori, nuno felting); Press Release Writing-
-3/2002-3/2005: Matsuyama Shinonome College, Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan, English; also, Shibori Dyeing in the Extension Program of Matsuyama Shinonome College
- Winter, 2006, 2007: two-month workshops on shibori and nuno felting at Matsuyama Shinonome Extension Program, Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan
▒ Exhibits, Awards, and Installations
11/2007: St. Louis MO, the Third Degree Gallery, a collaborative exhibition of fabric works, “Elements”
-5/2007: Kansas City MO, Surface Design Conference Fashion Show, “Transgressions and Transformations,” two nuno felted ensembles, “Child of Snow,” and “Black Widow”
-4/2007: Joplin MO, Spiva Center for the Arts, “Shape Shifters,” an exhibit of my wearable art and wall art, shibori and nuno felted works
-3/2007: Tokyo, Japan, Gallery Ginze I Chome, exhibit of wearables and wall art
-10/2006: Columbia MO, Davis Art Gallery, Stephens College, Columbia MO, “Transparencies”
-4/2006: Stephens College Fashion Show week, Columbia MO, show of my wearables
-6/2005: St. Louis MO, St. Louis Artists Guild, Fiber Focus weekend, “Parallel Dreams,” an exhibit of paintings by Reiko Hamada, interpreted into ensembles of my shibori and felted garments
▒ Professional Service
2000-2002: Corresponding Secretary, Missouri Fiber Artists
1996-2000: Scholarship Committee Chair, Missouri Fiber Artists
1991-1993: Newsletter Editor, Missouri Fiber Artists
1990-1992: President, Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guild
1989-1991: Newsletter Editor, Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guild
1989-1990: Vice-President, Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guiild
▒ Publications
3/2004: “Yoshiko Jinzenji and the ‘Grass House’: Natural Dyeing as Lifestyle,” in the Annual Bulletin of Matsuyama Shinonome College Faculty
-Summer 1994: Fiberfest Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, Hastings, Michigan, “Shibori: Fiber Treatment with a Twist”
-Fall 1994: Fiberfest Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, Hastings, Michigan, “Shibori Christmas Ornaments”
-Summer 1990: Loveland, Colorado, Interweave Press, Spin-Off Magazine, “Sensitivity and Sense: A Closer Look at Allergies to Fiber”
