Awards:
Mixed Media Challenge Award.
Loose Bead Society Milwaukee
Title: Enchanted Forrest.
Reticulated sterling silver sheet, swarvoski cyrstals, czech beads, pearls, garnet and coral.
Won second place for mixed media challenge award.
http://bigibdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/02/2006-mixed-media-challenge.html
The Best in Contemporary Craft at Museum of Wisconsin Art
Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council
The cube is a fundamental geometric form, ubiquitous in daily life. Through my architecture background, I see the cubes as not only functional, but decorative. In this piece, I wanted to turn a simple shape into an interesting and beautiful work of wearable art.
The piece is made of sterling silver wire, cut, formed, brazed and filed. It's dangled on nylon coated silver plated steel wire.
http://bigibdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/find-cube-of-cubes-at-wisconsin.html
Advanced Toastmasters Bronze
Toastmasters Interntional
Achieved ATM-B for completing 10 speeches from 2 advanced manuals and for completing 10 speeches from competent toastmasters manual.
Competent Leaders
Toastmasters Interntional
Completed 10 speeches from competent toastmasters manual, served 12 months as Waukesha Toastmasters 1173 treasurer, Trained by District as Club Officer and conducted 2 modules from Successful Club Series.