Education 
               	2007 | M.F.A. | Jewelry/Metalsmithing/Enameling | Kent State University| Kent, OH 
            	2003 | B.F.A. | Metals/Jewelry | Missouri State University | Springfield, MO
            
            
         
        
        	
            
            	Professional Experience
                Current | Full-Time Instructor | Houston Community College | Houston, TX 
	
                Current | Education Coordinator | Houston Metal Arts Guild | Houston, TX
            
            
         
        
        	
            
            	Exhibitions
                2013 | Brooklyn Creates | Brooklyn Glass Works, Brooklyn, NY 
                2013 | Show Your Metal | 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX 
                2012 | BodypARTS | Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX 
            	2012 | Charmed III: Third Times a Charm | Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 
				2012 | Mostra | Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA 
				2012 | Faculty Exhibition | Houston Community College-Central Gallery, Houston, TX 
				2011 | La Noche del Broche | Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
            
            
         
        
        	
            
            	Publications
                Adelson, Debra. The Art of Jewelry: Plastic and Resin. NC: Lark Books, 2008.
            	Le Van, Marthe, ed. 500 Metal Vessels:  Contemporary Explorations of Containment. NC: Lark Books, 2007.