In June, 2007, the Delaware Historical Society challenged the Delaware By Hand artists and artisans to create an art piece that was inspired by an object in their "Made by Delaware Hands" exhibit at the Delaware History Museum in Wilmington, DE.  I viewed what I believed to be an Indian blanket, and created a multi-layered fused glass blanket made of individual diamond shaped pieces of glass which I drilled and sewed together with brass wire, hung from a dowel rod, and adorned with feathers and glass beads at the bottom.

My piece won two of the three prizes awarded--"Best in Show" and "Delaware By Hand Choice Award," and was purchased by the Delaware History Museum and now hangs in their permanent collection.

I was honored to be chosen by the Delaware Maritime Museum Hall of Fame to create the induction trophies that they award to persons who have been instrumental in the state's maritime heritage. 

The trophy is a rendering of the tall ship, the USS Constitution.  Governor Ruthann Minner unveiled the trophy aboard the Lightship Overfalls in Lewes on July 13, 2007. Five trophies were awarded at a banquet held on October 6, 2007 at the Lewes Yacht Club, and the trophies will be awarded to each inductee every year.