My journey in the arts has been varied, broad, and personal. From the first picture I made in kindergarten of a red apple, to my current work using handmade felt, I have been exploring one medium or another- Painting with oil, acrylic and watercolor, oil pastels, Japanese painting, sculpture, pottery, weaving, silkscreen printing, fabric dyeing, and woodworking. It is gratifying to me that at this point in my life, these explorations have all come together to assist me in my current work.

My professional life began out of college working for a renowned portrait photography firm in Boston. After working in the Interior Design Department for a well-known hotel company in Cambridge, I moved to Los Angeles and my career in textile design came into focus working in the art department of an importer and manufacturer of carpets and rugs. After these many years of employment, I returned to college to get my Masters Degree in Textile Design, honing my skills during that time working part time for a textile converting company.

Then I married and raising my children became the priority. During this period, I stayed connected to the arts through volunteer work- as an elementary school coordinator and district board member of an art literacy program, as well as manager and design assistant for a non-profit school business that turned student art into product (including clothing, stationary and jewelry), a venture that became a prototype for raising funds to support the arts in the classroom.

Relationships I developed during this time spurred me on to create a number of workshops in textile design, pastel drawing and watercolor.

My children are now wonderful, independent, young adults and I am free to return to the art world on my own terms. I have done so by staying connected to my commercial textile design roots and using my background in the fiber arts to develop fine art. It is an exciting time of growth and discovery.