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Genre/Media |
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Novelist and Painter
Novels *optioned
for film
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’89 |
AMONG MADMEN:
* New American Library,
paperback |
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’91 |
PAWNS:
First Publishing,
serialized |
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’92 |
LADY EL:
New American Library,
paperback |
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’96 |
THINNING THE
PREDATORS: *
Warner Books, hardcover,
published in 16
languages |
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’97 |
PREDATORS:
* Warner Books,
paperback |
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’88 |
Directed staged reading
of my play GUILTY
SECRETS at the
Tinker Street Cinema
theater in Woodstock NY
- part of new playwright
series |
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’88 |
Designed and painted
stage set for premiere
of another local
playwright's drama
HEAVEN and EARTH |
Commercial Illustrator: 1977-1987
Graduated an illustration major
with BA from School of Visual
Arts in NYC and worked as a
commercial artist for 10 years.
Painted book covers, produced
hand-colored camera ready
magazine illos for
sci-fi/fantasy collectors’
markets; also theater stage
sets, print restoration, some
pre-production costume design
for film.
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Education |
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COLLEGE
Won Regents’ Scholarship in
1971. Attended newly accredited
School of Visual Arts from
‘74-’77. Graduated with BA from
media department. Studied
materials & techniques w/
Newbery Award-winning
illustrator, Leo Dillon (of
husband and wife book
illustrating team, Leo and Diane
Dillon), painting w/ Prix de
Roma recipient illustrator, Gil
Stone and anatomy w/legendary
teacher Robert Beverly Hale at
the Art Students' League. Master
Gardener at Florida's Botanical
Garden, Pinewood Cultural Park
class of 2003.
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Associations |
Founding partner MAGIC BEANS, a healing community
concept serving two underserved populations: the
disabled and the elderly in an Arts, Herbs, Hydro and
Animal Therapy setting. (2004)
Member SHOWOFFS - improvisational, inter-disciplinary
arts sandbox. (2005-2008)
Certified ACCESS PINELLAS cable television producer.
(2006)
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Miscellaneous |
AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS/CERTIFICATIONS
Taught “King’s Kids” the Model UN class pilot project
on international government – at Boys and Girls Clubs,
St. Pete, FL chapter. It served as 3rd year
of the Shaun King Foundation’s leadership program.
Designed materials and interactive exercises for this
first Model UN program in an entirely non-traditional
(stand alone) club setting. Class subject, “Children
in Armed Conflict,” encompassed areas as varied as
famine, child soldiers, conflict diamonds, land mines,
human trafficking, refugee crises, genocide, rape,
HIV-Aids, land reform, literacy and education, micro
loans, terrorism, political reform and debt relief in
the Third World. Second year comprised Human Rights
Unit. (2005; 2006)
Designed and painted (in six weeks) EGYPTIAN POOL
project at Florida’s Botanical Garden as part of their
complete herb garden renovation, fall 2003.
Created and currently teaching 5th unit of
CREATIVE LEAPS class – the art portion of MAGIC
BEANS’ art/music & movement program in the adult special
needs community which premiered Nov 2006 at the Long
Center Clearwater, FL.
Also taught 1st cooking/arts/ music &
movement cycle and 1st session photography in
this “new paradigm” outreach classroom, while waiting
for MAGIC BEANS to acquire their own property.
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NLAPW
Branch
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Inducted as LETTERS member in 2007. After a four year
journey to qualify – which involved working to help
“update” qualification criteria and process of this
venerable 110 year old national arts organization, to
better reflect the more multi-disciplinary nature of
modern women artists’ work. Championed the inclusion of
non-profit project works of “professional caliber” which
had previously been excluded.
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