Professional Summary
I am an interdisciplinary artist, non-profit founder, and published poet ⏤ passionate about connecting humans with nature and their nature through educational programs and cultural experiences that show ways to ground more creative life force into our rituals of daily living.

Experience
December 2020 - Current
Founder ⏤ The Refuge for Creative and Spiritual Ecology - Southeastern PA
Organized and hosted our non-profit organization’s first event with a team of 30+ adult volunteers and 10+ youths for a 7-day wooden yurt sauna building workshop on a homestead in Glenmoore, Chester County, PA, in June 2023.

January  2008 - Current
Tea Ceremonialist ⏤ Philadelphia, PA
Designed and collaborated with fine woodworker Alex Keating to create a custom cherry wood tea table that seats 7 people and integrates the water disposal and fire elements into the table itself. I demonstrate Chinese Tea Ceremony at retreats, private homes, yoga studios, art fairs and festivals.

January 2001 - Current
Fine Artist ⏤  Philadelphia, PA
I exhibit sculptures, functional metalwork, performance art, and installations nationally, sell paintings at art fairs and festivals, perform 20-minute live intuitive drawings at festivals and fairs for adults and children. Self-published, marketed, and sold an illustrated book of poetry in 2021.

September 2004 - May 2016
Yoga Instructor ⏤ Southeastern PA
Co-created an innovative style of hatha yoga practice combining mindfulness, dance movement therapy, yoga postures, and breathing techniques. Implemented a 100-hour teacher training program. Wrote and illustrated a training manual and taught in collaboration with Lori Coyle of Sangha Space in Media, PA.

Planned and led group and private yoga classes for clients in yoga studios, local colleges and Universities, and corporations including Penn State, Thomas Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University) David's Bridal, Sangha Space, Yoga Schelter, and Yoga Child.

Planned and led private yoga classes for clients in their homes throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Education
Tyler School of Art At Temple University - Philadelphia, PA    May 2006
Master of Fine Arts ⏤  Metals, Jewelry, Computer-Aided-Design, 3D printing
Awarded Albert Paley Award May 2006

School of The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL    May 2001
Bachelor of Fine Arts ⏤ Sculpture, Performance Art, Metals, Bookbinding
Awarded Ox-Bow Residency Fellowship May 2001
Awarded Academic Incentive Scholarship 1997-2001