Bio

I was the artistic kid who liked to draw and was always making things like board games, paper dolls, and picture books. As a teenager, I made the bulletin boards for my Mom who was a first-grade school teacher in Huntington, New York, on Long Island. I left home to go to college in Columbus, Ohio. When I graduated with a degree in secondary education (art and home economics concentrations)  I thought I was going to be a public school teacher like my Mom but life had other plans. I soon met my future husband, got married, and became the mother of two sons. My husband's corporate career took us to live in eight different states and while I dabbled in different creative jobs, I did little teaching and I didn't really know who I was until his job took us to live in the south of France. It was here that I took a plein air watercolor class and started painting passionately. I studied watercolor techniques from books and painted the beautiful French landscape that surrounded me. I began to sell my paintings and discovered that I truly was an artist. 

When we returned to the States, we moved to Virginia where I took many classes and workshops from national teachers. I became a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society and joined two co-op galleries. I sold my work and was a happy artist… until I wasn’t. I felt like something was missing from my paintings. Where was the ME? Where was my unique voice? I started searching for more authentic ways to paint by experimenting with different media like acrylics, printmaking and collage. I discovered that mixed media had no rules. I focused on the elements and principles of design to learn how they really worked. I discovered what I call the visual language of design. I began a journaling and meditation practice and observed my personal preferences and tendencies.  Most importantly, I gave myself permission to play and slowly I discovered my authentic voice came from an inner place of play. 

I now live in Plymouth, Massachusetts  where I continue exploring and expanding my visual voice from the inside out.