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Education

B.B.A.    1978        University of Iowa

Porcelain Art Credentials

Certified Artist and Teacher, World Organization of China Painters
Certified Artist and Teacher, International Porcelain Artists and Teachers

Professional Affiliations

Association of Miniature Artists, 2008-current
Member World Organization of China Painters, 1998 – current
Associate Member Mississippi River Bend Porcelain Decorators (Iowa), 1998-current
Member International Porcelain Artists and Teachers, 1999 – current
Charter member Porcelain Painters International Organization, 1999 – current
Member Petal by Petal (Illinois), 2002-current
Member Porcelain Art Teachers of Illinois, 2002 - current
Member of Master’s Heritage Porcelain Art Teachers, Illinois, 2003 – current
Co-Chair of International Porcelain Art “Magnolia Gallery”, International Convention, July 2004
Member Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, 2004 - current
Member Miniature Art Society of Florida, 2004 – current
Art Submissions Editor, IPAT Magazine December 2000 – September 2002
Riverssance Board of Directors 1999-2002 

Porcelain Art Education

Jerri Barton (portraits), October 2008
Mariela Villasmil-Kaminski (Miniature portraits), June 2008
San Do (Portraits) – August, 2001; August 2007; March 2008; June 2008, September 2008
Rosa Maria Plancarte (raised paste and enamel) – December 2006, March 2008, September 2008
Jane Marcks (Miniature portraits), September, 2007
Jerri Barton (Miniature portraits)- February, 2007
Apprenticed with Swiss Nyon Specialist Daisy Muff, 2001-2005
    -la Rose bleue de Nyon
    -landscapes
    -Gold designs
    -Satsuma
    -Decors champetres
    -Les plus Belles Compositions de Rouen
    -Swiss Nyon burnished gold
    -Swiss Nyon Garlands and Borders
    - Swiss Nyon bleuets, roses and Reine de Naples
Beverly Miller – continuing education
Linda Alexander (Silhouettes) – October, 2003
Mary Ashcroft (Lilacs) – November, 2002
Andrew Orr (Color Theory and Wisteria) – June, 2002
Diane Schroeder (Scrolling) – June, 2001
Jessie Mann (Limoges boxes) – October, 2000
Phyllis Craig (Birds) – April, 2000
Barbara Ramsey Snow (Roses) – April, 1999

Teaching Experience

Portrait Seminar, Greenwood, IN, April 2009
Demonstrator, Indiana State WOCP Convention, April, 2009
Demonstrator, Iowa WOCP Guild, April, 2009
Demonstrator, Iowa State WOCP Convention, May 2009 
Portrait Seminar, Springfield, IL, May, 2009
Portrait Seminar, Home Studio, September, 2009
Portrait Seminar, Greenwood, IN, September, 2009
Portrait Seminar, Knoxville, IL, November, 2008
Demonstrator at Bettendorf Family Museum of Arts and Sciences January, 2005
Porcelain art classes in studio each week since September, 2001
Demonstrator at Illinois State Convention October, 2004 – Swiss Nyon bleuets and gold borders
Demonstration and Lecture on Porcelain Art for Left Bank Art League, February 2003
Demonstrated Swiss Nyon at IPAT Convention, Los Angeles, July, 2002
Swiss Nyon Seminar, Cameron, Illinois, July, 2002
Beginning Porcelain Art at Bettendorf Family Museum, June, 2002
Beginning Porcelain Art Class, Davenport Community Schools Continuing Education, Fall Semester,2001 

Exhibits and Activities

MidCoast Gallery, Centre Station, Moline, IL August-September, 2009
New Mexico Miniature Arts Society Annual Juried Show, August, 2009
Scott County Fair, August, 2009
Iowa State Fair, August, 2009
Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL, January/February 2009
MidCoast Gallery, iWireless Center, Moline, IL, December 2008/January 2009
Guest Speaker, WOCP Guild Meeting, Cameron, IL, September and October, 2008
Sulphur Springs Valley 11^th National Miniature and Small Works Art Show, February 2008
Guest Artist, WVIK Public Radio ‘Art Talks’, February 2008
Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL, January/February 2008
MidCoast Gallery West, Rock Island, January/February 2007
MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery, Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, August/September 2006
Galena Art Guild, Featured Artist, March, 2006
International Porcelain Artists and Teachers Eastern Regional Show, 2005
Guest Speaker, Bettendorf PEO, October 1, 2004
Exhibit at Bettendorf Public Library, July 2004
Assumption High School Logo on Limoges for April Knight Auction, 2004
Joint Private Exhibit with Ralph Iaccarino, December, 2003, 2004
Porcelain ornaments, Festival of Trees, 2003-2007
Displayed works at Illinois State Conventions, World Organization of China Painters, 2003-2007
Displayed works at Iowa State Conventions, World Organization of China Painters, 1999 - 2007
Brownie Troop “Paint In” in home studio for “Mother and Daughter Tea”, March 2003
Guest Artist, WVIK Public Radio “Artful Affair” fund raiser, April 2003
Guest Artist for Bettendorf Family Museum fund raiser “Days of Swine and Roses”, April 2002
Limoges box donated to Red Ribbon Fund Raiser, 2002
Guest Speaker on porcelain art, Questers, January, 2002
Displayed works at Davenport Putnam Museum, 2001
Painted Limoges box chair, donated to Cancer Society’s “Chair Affair”, May, 2001
Painted tiles for custom chair, donated to Cancer Society’s “Chair Affair”, May, 2000 

Publications

"Journal of Gratitude, a 30-Day Guide," paperback and ebook, 48HourBooks, 2009
“Patricia”, International Porcelain Art Magazine, May/June, 2002, 8-9
“Tender Greeting”, International Porcelain Art Magazine, May/June, 2004, 27
“Mystic Doorway”, China Painter Magazine, September/October, 2007, 4
“Miniature Portrait”, China Decorator, March/April, 2008, 15-16
“Miniatures”, IPAT Portrait Society Newsletter, Spring 2008, 4-5 

Bibliography

Feature Article, International Porcelain Artists Portrait Society, Summer, 2009
Feature Article, "GO!" Section, Quad City Times, August, 2009
Feature article in Quad City Times, Davenport, IA "Davenport Artist McCool Begins Web Talk Show"
    March 2009
Feature article, Rock Island News, Rock Island, IL, “Review…”, February,2008
Feature article in The Dispatch, Moline, IL, “Tiny Work of Art”, January, 2008
Featured in Women Incorporated Magazine, “Quad City Women in the Arts”, July, 2004
Feature article in Argus/Leader, November 24, 2002
Featured on Public Television’s “Creators” series, 2002 (video tape or DVD available upon request)
Featured in “Art with Mr. I” educational series for public schools – Limoges Boxes, 2002 (video available upon request) 

Awards

"Natasha" - First Place, Best in Class, Best in Show, Scott County Fair, August, 2009
"Inseparable II" - Second Place, Scott County Fair, August 2009
"Indian Girl" - First Place, Iowa State Fair, August, 2009
"Best Friends" - Iowa State Fair, August, 2009
“My Hero” – First Place, Davenport, IA, Scott County Fair, August, 2008
“Inseparable” - Second Place, Davenport, IA, Scott County Fair, August, 2008
“Twas the Night Before Christmas” Ornament - Best in Show, Festival of Trees, Davenport, IA, November, 2006
“Mystic Doorway” Illinois State Porcelain Art Convention, October, 2006
“Raised Paste Gold Glory”- Bronze – IPAT Eastern Regional Competition, 2005
“Tender Greeting” Iowa State Porcelain Art Convention, May, 2004 

Commissions

Custom kitchen mural, “Rusty Pump and Gold Finches”, Blue Grass, IA – 1999
Specially commissioned portrait of Mario Lanza for Damon Lanza - 2000
24 unique dog breeds, Dog Boutique, Santa Monica, CA – 2002
Numerous dog portraits – Happy Dog Bakery –2002-2003
Custom commission porcelain paintings for Rose Hart Gifts, Germantown, TN - ongoing
An average of 48 individual commissions annually since 1998