breathe 12, 13, and 14 were accepted into the juried exhibition REFINED, at the Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.

Juror Frankie Flood selected 56 artworks out of 141 total entries for exhibition in REFINED.

I was honored to have two artworks selected for purchase to the Boise State University Permanent Art Collection.

"For 30 years, the SUB has invested in a body of over 200 artworks as a steward of gifts and commissions.."

Two of my artworks are included in the Seattle Metals Guild Biennial Exhibition, Process is a Loop and Line, at the North Seattle Community College Art Gallery.

September 25 - November 3, 2023

breathe 12 was included in WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed. 3, a virtual catalog of SNAG membership, created as a visual resource for fellow members, educators, retail shoppers, collectors, galleries, and museums.

I have been granted a sabbatical leave from Boise State University for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. I am very excited about the new artwork I will be creating while on sabbatical.

August 2023 - May 2024

Check out the Mezuzah Collector’s website, including a page on my artwork.

"It is with great pleasure to let you know that you have been awarded a 2023 Alexa Rose Foundation grant for funding towards microprocessors, sensors, and materials to create wearable artwork. Your artistic voice, quality of work and well thought out proposal details impressed the selection panelists, and we congratulate you on your demonstrated dedication to artistic growth! You were among the 50 artists awarded funding among 144 applicants."

I am honored to have received an Idaho Commission on the Arts Quarterly Project Grant for Fiscal Year 2024 to assist me in creating a new body of work focusing on Judaica.

I am honored to receive the Boise State University School of the Arts Interdisciplinarity Engagement in Research and Creative Activity Grant.

This grant will fund supplies, materials, and assistance in creating a new body of work based on my current creative research breathe.

Honored to have my artwork mentioned as part of the review of Jim Cohen's book Modern Judaica: Today's Makers, Today's Sacred Objects by Janet Kelman for the Washtenaw Jewish News.

Thank you to the juror, Hope Forstenzer, and all those involved with this grant opportunity. I will use the grant to pay for supplies, materials, and professional photography of my Judaica. The AGJA Working Artist Grant is "$1000 open to artists and artisans who create Jewish lifecycle or ritual objects with six (6) or more years of professional experience."

Five of my objects of Judaica were on display at the Albertson's Library at Boise State University as part of the exhibition Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries, a traveling exhibition on loan from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association.

Images of my artwork and an interview with the author will be included. Published by Schiffer Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9780764364471

“For anyone with an interest in Judaica and sacred objects, this book presents some of the most outstanding examples of contemporary Judaica—sacred Jewish objects—that have been created over the last 30+ years. Fifty-three makers have told their stories in their own words, giving incredible insights into why they make Judaica and what it means in their lives and in their journeys as artists.” - Schiffer Publishing

"Biennial exhibition featuring new work by twenty-eight nationally and internationally recognized artists teaching in the department of Art, Design, and Visual Studies at Boise State University. This biennial showcases the recent creative projects and research by full time and part time faculty."

"We had an overwhelming response to our call for submissions... and an amazingly high percentage of the work submitted was of exceptional quality, which made our job extremely difficult. We spent 3 days immersed in the submissions—-160 submissions from 39 countries."

Honored to have work included in the international online SNAG member exhibition "Hope is Resiliency" sponsored by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).

Honored to have my Key Mezuzah (1 & 6), 2022 included in the juried online exhibition "Tikvah/Hope" - the annual Karen Walanka exhibition sponsored by the American Guild of Judaic Art.

My Torah Pointer, In Honor of the Matriarchs, commissioned by Clay Barr for The Barr Foundation was mentioned in the article "Imaginative Torah pointers are at center of exhibit at Chrysler Museum" written by Stacy Parker for The Virginian-Pilot.

Two of my Torah Pointers commissioned by Clay Barr for The Barr Foundation (In Honor of the Matriarchs and Mayim) are on display at the McKinnon Galleries of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA in the exhibition The Guiding Hand: The Barr Foundation Collection of Torah Pointers.

On October 15th I joined the Hand Medal Project as "Hand Maker #2782".

As “Hand Maker 2782”, I competed 36 Hand Medals. Together with six Boise State Alumni and Students, we made a total of 80 Hand Medals in about 2 weeks. As Idaho's "Hand Keeper", I worked with St. Luke's Hospital in Boise to get the 80 Hand Medals to frontline healthcare workers. These little Hand Medals are our small act of gratitude to show our appreciation and respect for the people on the frontlines, especially now as our COVID19 case numbers are surging.