Current Events and Exhibitions:

Sealed For Your Own Protection, Texas Tech University Library, Lubbock, Texas. March 4-April 8.

2009 Human Rights Exhibition. Juried Traveling Show. South Texas College Art Gallery, McAllen, Texas. March 23 - April 8, 2009. Opening reception Wednesday, April 1, 2009. 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico exhibition dates TBA.

Sell Your Fear: A Graphic Arts Juried Poster Exhibition and Conference. South Texas College Library Art Gallery, McAllen, Texas. March 26 - April 30, 2009. Opening reception Thursday. March 26, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Conference at University of Texas, Pan-American, Edinburg, Texas. Friday, March 27, 2009. 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Health Sciences and Human Services West Room 1.402. For more information visit the South Texas College Library Art Gallery website. For a review of this exhibit visit the McAllen Monitor.

Strength, Courage and Hope of Women. Texas State Technical College, Learning Resource Center, Harlingen, Texas. April 1 - May 2, 2009. A collection of artwork from local female artists. Opening reception Thursday, April 9, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Encaustic Works '09. Castle, Gallery at the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY. March 29 - June 19, 2009. Opening reception Sunday, April 5, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Presenting Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder. Human Sexuality Conference, South Texas College - Mid-Valley Campus, Room G-191. 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2009. For more information visit the STC Office of Public Relations and Marketing website.

Upcoming Events and Exhibitions:

Sealed For Your Own Protection, South Texas College Mid-Valley Library. October, 2009. For more information visit the STC Library Art Gallery website.

Recent Events and Exhibitions:

Rock Installation at The Atrium Gallery. 1300 N. Tenth St. McAllen, TX 78501. Through Feb. 12, 2009.

http://events.themonitor.com/mcallen-tx/venues/show/1045612-atrium-gallery http://www.mhcc.net/news.cfm?nID=47

Que Piensa. Border Wall Show at Galeria 409. E. 13th St. Brownsville, TX 78520. Through Jan. 7, 2009.

http://events.thev247.com/brownsville-tx/venues/show/33339-galeria-409

Sealed For Your Own Protection, South Texas College Library, Sept. 29 - Oct. 31, 2008.

http://www.nunnayerbizness.com/2008/10/03/celebrating-banned-books-at-stc/#more-1496 http://www.southtexascollege.edu/libraryart/

Facelift: South Texas College Faculty Exhibit. South Texas College Art Gallery.

http://www.southtexasart.com/

Update:

This website update is long overdue. 2008 was a very busy year for me. I have been doing more photography than ever before, and I have also continued to explore possibilities in encaustic. In a departure from my usual picture-oriented approach, the photography and encaustic have come together in three-dimensional objects, which have lead me to my first efforts at installation.

My photography has consisted of macro lens close-ups, the documentation of my installation work, and documentation of the construction of the Border Wall along the Mexican border in South Texas. I have created new pages for each of these series which are linked on the left sidebar of this page.

In November of 2008 I was contacted by Steve Hodel, author of Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder, and son of George Hodel, one of the primary murder suspects. Mr. Hodel's book was one of the main sources for my essay Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder. Mr. Hodel provided me with some corrections to some information included in my essay regarding rumors of a malformed "infantile vagina"of murder victim Elizabeth Short. I have written an addendum to the essay including Mr. Hodel's comments.

In the upcoming year, I intend to continue with the Border Wall project. I have some ideas for encaustic collages, altered books, and graphic design projects that I have yet to begin working on. I hope I can get all these new projects started and finished before I lose my inspiration! This is always a challenge for me, as I have to balance studio time with my full-time teaching responsibilities. As they are realized, I will add links to any new work I do. My New Year's resolution for 2009 is to update this website regularly!