TODAY I AM DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE
THE CHERRY ON THE TOP OF
MY 75TH BIRTHDAY - SLOOPY,
MY FIRST 6' DOLL CHEST OF DRAWERS,
AND MY ORIGINAL PAIR OF LITTLE DOLLS,
ARE NOW PART OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART PERMANENT COLLECTION.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
IT BEGAN AT CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE WITH MY WOOD INSTRUCTOR, RALPH K. EVANS, AND EUDORAH MOORE, THE CALIFORNIA DESIGN VISIONARY. IT CONCLUDED WITH A RETROSPECTIVE AT CRAFT IN AMERICA IN 2018, WHERE THE LACMA DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN CURATORS VIEWED THE EXHIBIT.
IN BETWEEN, THERE WERE 50 YEARS OF DOING WHAT I LOVE: FUNCTIONAL WOOD SCULPTURE.
MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS ADVENTURE - LIFE IS A PLAYGROUND!
