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2025 A Year Review 15 Glass Shoes As Storytellers with pictures of 4 different pieces of footwear created in glass

2025 Glass Shoe Review

I created 15 new shoes in 2025. During the year I was spending more time refining my process, testing new

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set of 8 vessels, one slumped in bright colors

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

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Pair of shoes, one black one beige on a pedestal with an artist statement behind it and another piece of artwork to the right

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

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Pair of glass toddler boots next to a ceramic pitcher and a piece of art

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

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Gallery display of multiple shoes on white pedestals

Shoes: Storytellers of Our Lives

September 20 – October 18, 2025Kokol Gallery Reception:September 26, 20255 PM – 7 PMKokol Gallery Our nation was once known

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Blue sneaker and cowboy boot

North Carolina Glass 2025

The experience of being included in North Carolina Glass 2025 was amazing. Not only did I see the call and

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Cover of video for 2024 review featuring 6 shoes

2024 Shoe Review

At the end of the year I put together a simple video to celebrate the studio success in 2024. I

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Turchin Center Winter Exhibition Celebration Postcard

The Clothes I Wear

Appalachain State University, Boone, North Carolina Curatorial Statement, Mary Anne Redding: The clothes we choose to wear can reveal so

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Postcard for Shoes as Storytellers in Fremont NE

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

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Exploring nature, texture and evoking a sense of fragility and deeper awareness of others.