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1982-present - the owner/Director/Teacher of the Dance Centre School of Dance and Body Designs Dancewear (retail store)
1996 Co-president of US Chapter of Dolls International Prestige Collectors Club, Founded in Italy.
1998 Created PurrFashion Designs – ooak fancy feline dolls
2000 Featured artist in Designer Dolls Magazine several times & winner of numerous competitions
2001 Launched Texas Doll Designs featuring fairies, fashion dolls, trailer trash and drag queens and more. Currently I'm working with the smaller 'kelly' dolls
specializing in "mini Mackies", "Fantasy Faraones", ballerinas, fashion, art deco, bunnies, sprites and more.
2001 Featured artist in Jim Faraone's
Fashion Doll Makeover Book 4
2001 Attended the National Barbie Convention in Oklahoma. I won the Mackie Liberty doll as a door prize!
2002 Featured artist in Jim Faraone's Ultimate
FDM Tips From the Experts book
2002 to present - Moderator for Designers of LilFolks yahoogroup
2002 Attended the National Barbie Convention, Denver, CO. I caught the bridal bouquet during the fashion show and won a Faraone Original!
2003 Attended the International Fashion Doll Makeover Convention, Dallas, TX - I won a first, second and third place ribbon in the Kelly competition categories.
2004 (April) Featured artist in the International Magazine "Doll and Teddy Bear Advertiser" (see below)
2004 (October) I was one of several kelly artists featured in
Barbie Bazaar Magazine with my mini Mackie Empress Bride. (see below)
2004 Attended the 2nd IFDC, Dallas, TX - 1st place winner in the Universal Trash Chic category, 2nd place winner with Liberty MiniMackie in the Holiday theme, 2nd place with Arctic MiniMackie in the Winter Fantasy theme , 3rd place Snowbunny category with my Snowbunny Ballerina.
2005 Attended the 3rd annual IFDC - Las Vegas, Nevada – won
the 2nd Place Trophy in the Kelly & Friends Fantasy Category with the Asian Mini Mackie ooak design.
2007 Attended the National Barbie Convention, Dallas, TX displaying the Mini-Mackies, Fantasy Faraones and other
Custom designs.
2007 Featured Artist International
SLEEK MAGAZINE with Texas Trailer Trash
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