Originally from the Chicago area, I have moved many times in my corporate career – living in and visiting many extraordinary places in my life. These places have had an impact on me and stay in my memories – ranging from a quiet walk in a dense forest in southern Germany to the same quiet walk on the white sugar sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, to experiencing the grandeur and opulence of Vienna to the incredible colors of light in New York City, Shanghai and Tokyo to the heat and amazing taste of southern Louisiana, among others.

Although living life in a busy corporate sales setting, I always found time to be creative. Some of my best memories were making stained glass windows and lamps with my father, who was very creative himself. I then found passion in different types of mediums – using re-purposed glass and epoxy in my work, negative painting techniques and now acrylics, mediums, self-made collage, and oils. I am self-taught and have thoroughly enjoyed the self-exploratory road I continue to travel down.

Now that I am retired and living in Santa Rosa Beach, FL, I am excited to reveal more about myself in this journey and becoming more involved in the local art community. I have recently accepted a position on the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Board of Directors in Destin and am also a contributing member of the Cultural Arts Alliance in Santa Rosa Beach.