My work tends to be very intuitive, usually starting with a loose sketch, then letting my imagination go. As I paint the piece evolves, sometimes quite radically from my original vision.  Without a doubt, a love of nature shaped my life. Whether exploring the deep northern woods or gathering shells on the ocean’s shores, I am most content when immersed in the natural world.  This passion for earth’s color and texture shows in my artwork. 

My mixed-media pieces attempt to convey an organic feeling through such diverse materials as paper, fabric, metal and paint. Perhaps not so obvious is my love of modern Japanese art - its deceptively simple and elegant design.

I was born in England and immigrated to the U.S. as a young child. A journalism major at the University of Mississippi, I was a former newspaper reporter and public relations writer before entering advertising and later, the non-profit art field.  In my free time, art has remained a constant.

My first art sales were hand-painted posters made for high school friends.  Since then, I've gone through many different phases and styles. By the late 90’s, I began showing in local and regional art exhibitions.    

After living all over the U.S., I met my future husband in Florida and moved to in southern California.  Our young family relocated to mid-west Michigan in 1989.  I am now the part-time Projects Director at a non-profit arts center.
  



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