experience —
2000 to present
Clay Moon Studio
Sacramento, CA

• Collaborative design and creation of original ceramic sculpture and mosaic works
• Instructor for mosaic workshops encompassing direct-method, press mold, mold making techniques, handmade tiles, concrete construction and fabrication
• Working collaboratively on projects with Marcia Smith 1993-1999

  Donna Billick Studio
  Davis, CA
  Studio Manager and Ceramic Artist

• Trained and supervised artists and staff
• Managed inventory and supplies
• Operated sandblaster, tile saw, electric kiln
• Formed and embedded brass dividers for terrazzo floors
• Developed and tested formulae for terrazzo and other stone mixes
• Participated in the conceptual and final design of all studio projects
• Assisted Donna Billick with creation and completion of sculptural works
• Sandblasted granite slab Memorial, University of California at Davis, Entomology Department, Sean Duffy Memorial
• Served as onsite installation manager for multiple public art projects including:
  • Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland CA, amphitheater with terrazzo floor
  • Alameda County Clerk Recorder, 1106 Madison Street, Oakland CA, terrazzo in twelve hand-blended colors, bent brass, bench designs, and 27' x 70' floor
  • Office Max, Sacramento CA, hand-made ceramic tile and manufactured tile mural
• Participated in multiple projects with 5th-grade students of Davis Unified School District to produce permanent mosaic installations
• Instructor for mosaic workshops encompassing direct-method, press mold, mold making techniques, handmade tiles, concrete construction and fabrication

  galleries —
  2001 to present
  Virginia Breier Gallery San Francisco CA

  education —
  1996 - 1997
  Sacramento City College
  Sacramento, CA
  Studies in Fine Arts and Sculpture

  1985 - 1989
  Middle Tennessee State University
  Murfreesboro, TN
  Studies in Fine Arts and Studio Painting

  1983 - 1985
  Dyersburg State Community College
  Dyersburg, TN
  General Studies

   

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