I started out early in life drawing on the walls of our house. My mother bought me art supplies and cheered me on.

 Art school wasn't for me. I took a few classes over the years but for the most part I just did it.

Painting eggs with detailed black and white designs was where I really got started at the age of 11 and continued painting eggs until about age 22.

My father worked for Douglas aircraft and that meant travel and living in Australia, Italy, Britain and the U.S.A.

In 1975 I set out on my own for San Francisco where I worked for another artist painting fabric that was then quilted and turned into pillows and wall hangings. I also created illustrations for a book titled, “The Pleasure of Pattern”.

In 1980 I moved to Lake Tahoe and I started my own business creating wall hangings. I sold at various craft fairs and eventually opened my own shop in the town of Portola, California.

In 1991 I moved to Maui, Hawaii. I expanded my jewelry business selling hand painted ceramic jewelry.   On Maui I also began to create art quilts. One of my quilts, “Paradise” was chosen for the Millennial Quilt exhibition world in 2000.

I have been selected to show my work in the Art Maui show 11 times where I sold quilts, jewelry and paintings.

Now it’s almost 2022 and I am excited to have my new creations presented to the public for sale on the Art Farm online gallery.  

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