Resume for Sharla R. Hicks

• 1987-95 Fullerton College, Associate Degree in Art
• 1993 UCLA, six month extension course, Art as Transformation
• 1985-86 College of the Canyons, California State University, Fullerton, emphasis general education and psychology
• 1982 Certified machine embroidery instructor with Sew-Art International
• 1978-81 University of Utah, emphasis psychology and sociology earning Therapeutic Recreation Technician License with State of Utah.

Special Projects

• 1992 House of Hope, co-coordinated and directed completion of 55 twin size quilts and 30 baby quilts for homeless women and children center
• 1994-95 Computer Quilting Exhibition for Laguna Art Museum held in conjunction with Amish Quilt Exhibition, "Lit from Within, Amish Quilts of Lancaster County." Developed an informational computer slide show that highlighted the style differences between Midwest and Lancaster Amish Quilts and American quilts of the same period. Set up 3 additional computers with quilting software and instruction manuals
• 1994-95 Organized the first juried and judged Southern California Regional Quilt Show, Crossroads
• 1995-2000 Owner of the Internet Website and Mail Order Business, Computer Quilting Made Easy at Soft Expressions.
• 1996, 1997, 1998 Crossroads Hands-on Computer Quilting Special Exhibit--with 7-9 computers and 21-35 lab techs trained by Sharla Hicks
• 1996-1997 authored 5 books in a series called Computer Quilting Made Easy
• 1998 Layout Chairman for Flying Geese Quilt Show, Quilters' Passion: Color, Design & Fabric
• 1998 to Present Website development and Webmaster for Flying Geese Quilters Guild and Computer Quilting Made Easy at Soft Expressions.
• 2001- 2006 Taught online classes for Quilt University

Quilt Exhibits and Awards

• Awards: 1990, 3rd, Ruel’s Kaleidoscope Schweinfurth Art Museum, Auburn NY and in 1991, 3rd, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. 1992, The Power of Freedom, Fairfield Award for Best Machine Quilting, Freedom of the Nations Contest, also published in Quilting Today, June 1992. 1994, I Love Chartreuse, 2nd Orange County Fair. 1994, Adam’s Outer Realm, Judges Choice, From Our Hearts and by Our Hands, Flying Geese Quilt Show. 1995, Honorable Mention, Chinese Red, National Quilting Association. 2nd Viewer’s Choice, Delta Quilters Quilt Show. 1996 Best Machine Quilting Award, Crossroads: Exploring Quilt Frontiers.
• Invitational Exhibits: 1984, American Quilt Museum, San Jose, CA. 1992 West Coast Quilters Conference, Sacramento, CA. 1993, Brandstater Gallery, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA (5 woman show). 1994, Quilt Show of Glendale Quilter’s Guild, Burbank, CA. 1994-95, Laguna Art Museum, Computer Quilting Exhibit with informational computer slide display. 1995, Computer Quilting Exhibit for Delta Quilters Quilt Show. 1996, Quilt Show for South Bay Quilters Guild.
• Exhibited Nationally: 1990 juried, Schwienfurth Art Museum, Auburn, NY. 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 juried, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. 1992 juried, Pacific International, San Francisco, CA. 1991, 1993, 1996 juried, American Quilter Society, Paducah, KY. 1995, National Quilting Association, Riverside, CA.
• Exhibited in California: 1985, Antelope Valley Quilters Guild Annual Show, 1992, 1994, From our Hearts and by Our Hands. 1993, juried, La Sierra University, and Muckenthaler Center. 1994, Orange County Fair, Quilt show of Glendale Quilt Guild, and Cotton Patch, La Fayette, CA. 1995, Natural Impressions II, juried, Santa Barbara, CA, 1995 Delta Quilter’s Quilt Show. 1996, Crossroads, Ontario CA.

Quilts Published in:

• Quilt Book: Patchwork Persuasions by Joen Wolfrom
• Quilting Today Magazine
  
  

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