Portrait sculpture is often fashioned from two-dimensional images, historical or current.

Summary

My commissioned sculpture has been enjoyably varied. Figurative bronze portraiture with an emphasis on depicting accurate individual and racial characteristics being my preference. I am a sculptor, foundry owner, commercial developer, and a licensed builder with some experience in urban planning and renewal, and with a history of dedication to community service and to collaborative sculpture projects. I completed a Business Pre-Law curriculum before earning Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees at Michigan State University.

Business Activity

1986 – present   Owner/operator of Third Millennium Fine Arts, Inc., a fully equipped ceramic shell bronze foundry. All sculptures, up to 9′ in height, are created, molded, cast, and prepared for shipping and installation on site. This allows for full control over quality, cost, and scheduling.

Commissions 1982-Present

Corporate/Public

Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (MI), W. Edwards Demming Conference Center (Brighton, MI), Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac World Headquarters (Lansing), Michigan State University College of Arts and Letters (East Lansing), Michigan Livestock Exchange (Lansing), National Association of Insurance Commissioners (Chicago), Oak Park YMCA (MI), Lansing Community College (MI), National Science Foundation (Washington, DC), Michigan Women’s Campaign Fund (Detroit), The Eyde Corporation (East Lansing), Michigan State University (East Lansing), Bloomingdale High School (Brandon, FL), University of South Florida (Tampa), Arts Council of Hillsborough County (Tampa), Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), City of Boca Raton (FL), Renaissance at Hillside (Chicago), City of Plant City (FL), Jesuit High School (Tampa), Renaissance at South Shore (Chicago), Tampa Bay St. Andrews Society (FL), St. Lawrence Catholic Church (Tampa, FL)

Production Work

Begun in 1982, with the design of the first ATHENA sculpture for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and ending in 2008, after having individually produced 5,604 ATHENA sculptures for a program that expanded globally into seven countries on four continents.

Competitions

FINALIST National Competition by the Waco, Texas Cultural Arts Committee. August 2010.

DORIS MILLER Memorial Park & Portrait Sculpture $1,000,000 Budget.

Elected Positions & Appointments 1984-Present

Michigan

1984-1987 Executive Board, Council of Graduate Students, MSU

1985-1987 VP for University Relations, Council of Graduate Students

1985-1987 Graduate Rep, Steering Committee, Academic Council, MSU

1985-1987 Graduate Rep, Executive Committee, Academic Council, MSU

1986-1989 Board Member, National Assn. Of Career Women, Lansing, MI

1986-1988 Board Member, International ATHENA Society, Lansing, MI

1986-1987 Women’s Advisory Committee to the Provost, Michigan State U.

1986-1987 Provost Search Advisory Committee to the President, MSU

2008-2011 Board Member, Leelanau Cultural Center, Leland, MI

2010-2011 Board Member, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville, MI

2017 Leelanau County Housing Action Committee

Florida

1998-2004 Athena Society, Inc., Tampa, FL

1996-1999 President, Channel District Council, Inc., Tampa, FL

1996-1998 Founding Board, NAWBO, Tampa Bay Chapter

1996-1998 Advisory Board, Ybor City Development Corporation, Tampa, FL

1996-1998 Advisory Board, Tampa & Ybor City Streetcar Assn., Tampa, FL

Commercial Development Projects

1995-2003 The Puzzle Building on .5 acres in downtown Tampa

2005-2020 Big Cat Brewery, Longview Winery Tasting Room, The Little House Airbnb and Offices, and The Art Barn Studio & Foundry on 1.6 acres in Cedar, MI

2008-2020 Licensed Builder, State of Michigan

Education

1987 MFA Sculpture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

1982 BFA Sculpture/Painting, Michigan State University

1976-1980 Business Pre-Law, Michigan State University

1975 Liberal Arts, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri