Deborah
ForneyEmbroidery Designer ~ Teacher
Deborah
Forney
Embroidery Designer ~ Teacher
RESUME
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | Georgetown University - Washington, DC - BSLA
Chinese, Minor International Business Towson State University - Towson, MD |
| NEEDLE ARTS EDUCATION: | Callaway School of Needlearts - Pine Mountain, GA -
1997 to Present Royal School of Needlework - Hampton Court Palace, England - 1995-96 National American Needlepoint Guild Seminars - 1985 to Present Numerous classes from national teachers - 1975 to Present |
| CERTIFICATION: | Royal School of Needlework - Hampton Court Palace,
England One Year Course in Embroidery, Certified with Distinction - 1996 |
| BUSINESS: | Owner and designer of Debilyn Designs, hand-painted
needlepoint canvases - 1979 to Present Teacher at Callaway School of Needlearts - Pine Mountain, GA - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 Teacher at EGA Guilds and Region Seminars - 2005, 2007-2009 Teacher at American Needlepoint Guild National Seminar - 2004, 2006-2008 Commission work for the American Needlepoint Guild, Fox Chapter, Shillcraft, numerous needlework shops and individuals - 1979 to Present Retail Sales - 2002 to Present Teacher in a needlework shop - 1982-83, 2005 to Present |
| PUBLICATIONS: | Cover Project for Needlepointers, American Needlepoint Guild, September 2006 |
| AFFILIATIONS: | The National Needlework Association, Designer/Teacher National Embroidery Teachers' Association American Needlepoint Guild, Member-at-Large Embroiderer's Guild of America, Connecticut River Valley Chapter Embroiderer's Guild of the United Kingdom Friend of the Royal School of Needlework National Academy of Needlearts |
| AWARDS: | Best in Show, Judge's Award, First Place
Professional, Callaway School of Needlearts - 2008 Third Place - Professional Canvas, Two Entries - Callaway School of Needlearts - 2007 Honorable Mention - Professional Multimedia - National Academy of Needlearts - 2001 Second Place - Professional Embroidery - Callaway School of Needlearts - 2000 The Exemplary - National Academy of Needlearts - 1997 First Place - Professional Instructional Design - National Academy of Needlearts - 1997 Frank Lloyd Wright Award for Outstanding Original Design - Woodlawn Plantation Annual Needlework Exhibition - 1997 Best Professional Original Embroidery - Woodlawn Plantation - 1997 Best Professional Adaptation Embroidery - Woodlawn Plantation - 1997 Second Place - Canvas Professional Embroidery - Woodlawn Plantation - 1997 Best Professional Adaptation Embroidery - Embroiderer's Guild of America, Callaway Gardens, Georgia Chapter - 1997 Best Professional Original Silk and Metal Thread Embroidery on Fabric - Embroiderer's Guild of America, Callaway Gardens, Georgia Chapter - 1997 |
| Deborah Forney |
2 Staff Village Radford, VA 24141 |
(540) 629-2304 |
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