LINDA HUFFMAN
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 31 different "Who's Who" biographical reference volumes (a few 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:
"International Business and Professional Women's Hall of Fame" (lifetime inclusion)
- "Twentieth Century Award for Achievement"
- "Woman of the Year" - 1994, 1996 & 1998
- "International Woman of the Year" - 1994
- "Who's Who of the Year" - 1994
- "International Woman of the Year" - 1996
- "World Who's Who Hall of Fame" (lifetime inclusion)
- "Worlds Who's Who of Women" (lifetime inclusion)
- Marquis "Who's Who in America" - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & the upcoming 2008 editions
- Marquis "Who's Who in the World" - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & the upcoming 2008 editions
- National Register's "Who's Who in Executives & Professionals" 2003 - 2004, 2005 & 2006 editions
- Marquis "Who's Who of American Women" - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007 editions
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 has 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. 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".
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) 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 currently designing fused glass wall hangings, custom tables with fused glass & mosaic tops, fused glass Dichroic pendants & earrings, designing silver and dichroic glass pendants (she is an accomplished silversmith & coppersmith) & her favorite, "Memory Pendants®" cremation keepsakes - dichroic pendants with your cherished pet, beloved family member, friend or other loved one's crematory ashes fused between layers of glass and is still teaching an oil painting class at Everett Artist's Supply & Framing, LLC in Everett, WA.
L. Huffman Studios Everett, WA 425-252-2742 linda@huffmanstudios.com
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Date last updated
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