2025 Glass Shoe Review
I created 15 new shoes in 2025. During the year I was spending more time refining my process, testing new kiln schedules and trying new materials. My big goal with my shoes is to make them more glasslike – I want light to pass through the glass, and I’m getting there. Orange You Excited to […]
Serious Play:Explorations in Contemporary Craft
I submitted Ancient Inquiry to Serious Play in the fall. The pieces were created to test and push boundaries in the kiln, each one providing key technical information for my inquiry into firing hollow forms without a core.This exhibit is in St. Louis at the Craft Alliance through February 27, 2026.Exhibition Statement: At the heart […]
11th ANNUAL WORKHOUSE GLASS INTERNATIONAL
Workhouse Arts Center proudly presents the 11th Annual Glass International, showcasing the beauty, breadth, and technical mastery in contemporary glass art. This exhibition, juried by Susie J. Silbert, features a diverse range of techniques and creative visions, offering an opportunity to experience how artists challenge the boundaries of functional and sculptural glass art. The Workhouse […]
From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands
William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, Virginia, presents the 17th biennial exhibition “From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands.” One of WKMA’s longest standing traditions, this major exhibition showcases fresh, dynamic works across a variety of mediums, celebrating the vision and creativity of artists from the region. From These Hills will be on […]
Shoes: Storytellers of Our Lives
September 20 – October 18, 2025Kokol Gallery Reception:September 26, 20255 PM – 7 PMKokol Gallery Our nation was once known as a melting pot, accepting people from all walks of life. It has now become one of hardened hearts and closed minds. How can we return to open dialogue without name calling and judgement? We […]
North Carolina Glass 2025
The experience of being included in North Carolina Glass 2025 was amazing. Not only did I see the call and apply, but a couple of other glass artists who know me suggested the curatorial team look at my work. One of the members of the team was able to come out for a studio visit […]
2024 Shoe Review
At the end of the year I put together a simple video to celebrate the studio success in 2024. I made 35 individual shoes (some are pairs), including the mate of several shoes that came about in 2023. My favorite shoes from 2024 are Enchanted Forest, Echoes of Rabat and My Cowboy Boot II. Enchanted […]
The Clothes I Wear
Appalachain State University, Boone, North Carolina Curatorial Statement, Mary Anne Redding: The clothes we choose to wear can reveal so much about us whether we are aware of the revelations or unaware of our walking narratives. For as long as humans have worn clothes, the clothes have come packaged in rules and social etiquette about […]
Exhibit at Gallery 92
Fremont, Nebraska Dori Settles is a familiar name to many of you. She is a long-time FAAA member who, over the years, has contributed as both an exhibiting and teaching artist at Gallery 92 West. Her home and studio are now in the mountains of North Carolina where she continues to embrace various mediums to […]
Clown Shoes at the Museum!
Ringling Brothers Museum, Sarasota Florida After dropping off the shoes for the gallery staff to install, I had a few days to take in the sights around Sarasota. My first stop was The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and Tibbals Learning Center and Circus Museum. It is easy to lose a day to […]