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ARTIST
AND EDUCATOR
(oil painting & kiln-formed glass art)
Linda began her oil painting career in 1969, her cartooning career in 1994 & combined both careers into the art of kiln-formed glass in 2001. L. Huffman Studios was established as a business in 1992 as conduit for Linda's painting and cartooning and, since 2001, the business has handled her dichroic glass jewelry, "Memory Pendants" and glass art. She has been honored extensively for her achievements as an artist, educator and cartoonist & has been privileged to have her biography listed in over 29 different "Who's Who" reference volumes (a few of her awards & reference volumes are listed below), many have listed her more than once, and has been honored with several one woman art shows, the most recent being aboard the Queen Elizabeth II on a round trip cruise to England and has been awarded the following honors and distinguished titles:
Linda has been offered membership status in "The Order of International Fellowship", the "World Foundation of Successful Women", and the "International Order of Merit" (which is limited to only 500 members worldwide). She also holds the title of Deputy Governor for the American Biographical Institute and has been offered the position as Deputy Director General representing the United States for the International Biographical Centre located in Cambridge, England. She has also been nominated for the "International Book of Honor" (again, limited to 500 persons worldwide), the "Gold Star Award" from England and the "Order of International Ambassadors" which is a society honoring some of the most accomplished individuals of our time and is a symbol of international success and leadership, also her biography has been picked for inclusion in the notable "International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women" for the 4th year in a row. Linda is also a member of the prestigious "International Platform Association" which was founded over 150 years ago by Daniel Webster and Josiah Holbrook and is the nations oldest professional speaking association listing such notable personalities as Tom Brokaw, David Brinkley, fifteen American Presidents, Gen. Colin Powell and Jack Anderson as well as many of the most distinguished men and women of our nation in every field as its distinguished members. She has also recently been inducted into the "Who's Who Historical Society" which includes her biography being listed in the 2001 edition of the exclusive "International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs", & has been asked by The American Biographical Institute to accept a 3 year term as Secretary - General of their newly established United Cultural Convention.
Her oil paintings hang in many private collections throughout the world and have
been shown on 6 different continents and in major galleries in California,
Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. Cartoonists Northwest ( a cartoonists club
in Seattle, Washington) have awarded Linda their "Rising Star Award" in 1997, a
“Certificate of Achievement" in 1998 as a Finalist in their 1998 "Toonie" Awards
&, along with Terry Short, was awarded "The Best Cartoon of the Year" in 1999
and has had many of her cartoons picked as the "Best of the Northwest" by the
club's members. She is also a graduate of Cartoonarama, a nationally
recognized cartoon course, and has had her cartoons published in such
internationally known magazines as "Woman's World" and "Townsend Letters".
She is an accomplished silver smith & is currently designing fused glass
Dichroic pendants and earrings & her favorite, "Memory Pendants" - dichroic
pendants with your beloved pet's crematory ashes fused between layers of glass
and working on a series of tables with fused glass tops.
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