About the Artist

I have always been creative.  The best gift as a child was that brand new box of crayons.  I came from a long line of artists both drawing, musical and theatrical.  While I am very proud of all the history of my family talents in some ways it was sort of hard to live up too.  I used to just be so scared that I would fail at art that I wouldn’t get serious about it and didn’t go take drawing classes because I just didn’t think I could be as good.  Yeah I know, silly crap, but that is what my head thought, it is that rotten voice that tells me I am not good enough and never will be. Yucky!!

I was going through my life being creative in my own interesting ways.  Usually doing stuff and learning to do stuff because I didn’t have enough money to pay other people to it.  Or I needed to find a cheaper solution than even the haven of the broke, Wal-Mart, could provide.  I learned a lot of that from my mother too who was always able to make our home beautiful with little money.  I wasn’t afraid to figure out how to do something when it meant doing nice for my family.

As an artist though nothing really happened until Master came into my life.  I had already started college and got over that shock of being 32 and going back to school.  I hadn’t gotten over walking into an art class yet.  A firm push and a swift kick in the ass and the notion that really what bad could happen there?  Most nerve wracking day of my life was that first class.  I went and found out something amazing, while I wouldn’t say I was the worst one in the class, I also wasn’t the best one in the class but you know what?  I wasn’t bad either! Freaking cool. 

Thank the universe for bringing me both Master and my art teacher, Miss Goto.  She rocked! With her gentle guidance, her acceptance of my way of thinking and working and Master’s never ending kicks in the butt and support I ended up being the artist I am today.

I will skip all the stuff that has happened since then because it is usually what got me here that everyone asks about.  I will tell you that art is a love that never stops.  Everything for me is a visual adventure.  I hope you enjoy my adventure with me and I hope you love it enough to want to take it home with you.