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As a child, Dawn explored her creative side by making tissue-paper evening gowns for Barbie dolls, and later crafting sculpted flowers from mashed white bread and glue. Even as a working wife and mother, she designated an area in her home where she could “hide my mess and immerse myself in my creations.” 
A few years ago, Dawn immersed herself in a different battle — successfully treating, recovering and beating a diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, an incurable, but treatable blood cancer. 
“Having cancer has given me the insight of how important it is to fill my life with the things that bring me joy,” Dawn says. “I have taken the opportunity to focus on my art and develop a body of work that reflects my dedication and inner passions.” 
Hiking Indiana’s amazing trails and parks gives Dawn great joy, which she brings to life in her “Walk in the Woods”  and "Les Fleurs"collections. In this creative series, she combines different mediums (painting, relief sculpture and epoxy resin) to create an alluring depth and texture. The relief (or 3D aspect) combined with the resin’s glassiness makes the viewer want to reach out and touch the trees. 
A lifelong Hoosier and former avid hiker, Dawn says the wooded landscapes of Indiana continue to inspire her. 
“Even though I’m a lifetime Hoosier, I was not prepared for the beauty that shelters our state,” she says. “The peaceful serenity that fills my soul when surrounded by nothing but the sounds of nature, while towered by the majesty of our native woodsman, is nothing less than spiritual.” 
Just like her Endless Knot designs, Dawn’s journey to create only changes, but never ends. 

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Events and Exhibits

July 28 - August 20          Indiana State Fair Arts Exhibitor
                                           1202 East 38th Street
                                           Indianapolis, IN                             
  July14 - August 4            The Indiana Artisan In Connersville Exhibition
                                           White Water Valley Art Association 
                                           402 N. Central Ave.
                                           Connersville IN
                                          
2023, July 1 - 31                Eagle Creek's Earth Discovery Center
                                           Eagle Creek Park
                                           7840 W 56th Street
                                           Indianapolis, IN
2023, April 8                    Carmel Arts And Design District's Meet Me On Main
                                           Indiana Artisan Gallery 
                                           22 N Rangeline Rd. 
                                           Carmel, In 46032 
                                           Hands on demonstration of fluid acrylic techniques               
2023, April 02                  Indiana Artisan Marketplace
                                           Indiana State Fair Grounds, Agriculture Building
                                           Demonstrating and exhibiting
2022, November 19         Westfield Band Boosters Holiday Craft Show
​2022, November 27         Village Farms Holiday Art Show
2022, July -October        Be Well Family Care
​                                           11495 N. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 270
                                           Carmel, In 4603
                                           Phone: (317) 938-4559
2022, May-June               SullivanMunc
                                           225 West Hawthorne Street
                                           Zionsville, IN 46077
                                           (317) 873-4900
2021, November 27         Village Farms Holiday Art Show
2021, November 20        Westfield Band Boosters holiday Craft Show