Awards & Recognition

Over the years, I have won several awards and have been recognized for my artwork. Fine Art & Photo Prints are available in canvas, paper, or metal. View the awards & recognition that I’ve received below!

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Churchville Nature Center Butterfly House Design 2022

Pennsylvania Butterfly Mandala

This mandala highlights the native Giant Swallowtail, Red Spotted Purple, Swallowtail caterpillar, Sulphur, and Spring Azure butterflies. Mandalas represent tranquility, harmony, and integration with one another – showcasing the relationship that all animals (including pollinators) have with one another, as well as the beauty of the patterns found in the natural world.

2022

  • Winner of Churchville Nature Center’s Digital Art Contest for their Butterfly House t-shirt Design
Discover the Butterfly House at Churchville
fox kit in spring - bucks county Pennsylvania

Red Fox Kit in Spring

This adorable Red Fox kit was observed playing with it’s two siblings near their den back in the spring of 2020. The photos I captured of them were used to spark conversations and teach about ecotone habitats and their importance in maintaining biodiversity.

2022

  • Winner of Pennsylvania Environmental Education Conference’s 2022 Photo Contest
Red Fox Kit in Spring Photo Print
Crowd of Pollinators on Goldenrod

Crowd of Pollinators on Goldenrod

How many pollinators can you find in this image? Goldenrod supports over 100 pollinator species, yet in recent years, pollinator populations have declined, hence them needing to be added to a photo through illustration. Let these pieces spark discussion about the importance of pollinator conservation efforts!

2021

  • Selected for “Here & Now” Art Show at Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton PA
Crowd of Pollinators on Goldenrod Illustration Print- Coming Soon

Lights of the Boardwalk

This long exposure shot highlights the colors, vibrancy, and excitement of the Atlantic City Boardwalk at night.

2021

  • Winner of the “Night-time” themed weekly photo contest by Printique (previously “Adoramapix”)
Explore $5 Mystery Prints (Printed with Printique)

Heart & Soul of an Eastern Box Turtle

This is my most popular photo and is a part of my “Heart & Soul” Series focusing on the relationships between habitats and the species that live there.

2020

  • Sold at “Everyday Magic” Art Show at Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton PA

2019

  • Silver Lake Nature Center – Overall Photo Winner
  • 2nd Place “Open Challenge” with Focal Planes Photo contest
  • Focal Planes Photo Club’s Annual Photo Winner
  • In Juried exhibit “Transformations” at PA Center for Photography in Doylestown PA
Heart & Soul of an Eastern Box Turtle Photo Print

Tiger Swallowtail on Zinnias

This mixed media print (illustrated butterfly and photographed flowers) is part of a new, untitled series.

2020

  • Selected for “Everyday Magic” Art Show at Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton PA
Tiger Swallowtail on Zinnias Print

Heart & Soul of a Grey Squirrel

Part of my “Heart & Soul” Series focusing on the relationships between habitats and the species that live there.

2020

Selected for “Everyday Magic” Art Show at Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton PA

Heart & Soul of a Grey Squirrel Photo Print

Looking Up

This photograph was taken as part of an experiment pulling me away from standard straight-forward shots and getting me to look at nature with a new perspective.

2019

  • 3rd Place “Looking Up” with Focal Planes Photo Contest
Looking Up Photo Print

Peaceful Night

Taken on a peaceful night in Maine, overlooking a lake near Androscoggin Park.

2019

  • 3rd Place “Night time Photography” with Focal Planes Photo Contest
Peaceful Night Photo Print – Coming Soon

A Plot to Kill the King

Each year, my husband and I visit the Renaissance Festival, giving me the chance to practice my action/portrait photography.

2016

  • 2nd Place Overall Winner for the PA Renaissance Faire
Explore $5 Mystery Prints
Not only am I an award-winning photographer, but I have won this award for my gardening for wildlife efforts as well!

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The Spicebush flowers of spring have given way to large oval shaped leaves and green berries. In the fall, those fruits will ripen into a vibrant red and be a delicious cinnamony sort of flavor, great for all of the autumn-flavored drinks and cookies!
The Evening Grosbeak is a cold-loving bird who forages on cones of pines, spruces, firs, and other native conifers. They prefer mountainous regions and generally stay in northern North America (Canada and Pacific Northwest US). During winter migration, they may venture south, even into northern Pennsylvania, however it's uncommon to spot one of these beauties.
These Jack-in-the-pulpit flowers are bizarrely pollinated. They don't need a ton of flashy color, and sometimes it's hard to spot the flower, and that's because they rely on gnat pollinators, rather than butterflies or bees, who use flashy colors to figure out which flower they'll like.
While Spoonbill Sandpipers are not natives to North America (they migrate along the Pacific Coast of Russia into southeast Asia), we do have other types of spoonbills that are so named for their uniquely shaped bill that scoops food out of watery sand. Our native Roseate Spoonbill actually has a small migration, if they move at all. Migration is not necessarily triggered by temperature, but by access to food resources (which can be impacted by temperature among other things). The Roseate is more impacted by changing water levels which can put food out of reach, or dry the food out!
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