I could tell you I've wanted to be an artist since I did my first pre-school finger
painting. Or that the desire to draw or paint or sculpt hounded my youth, even when I was getting a master's degree in education (the
practical thing to do, I was told at the time). I could even say that, after years of meandering through the world of work teaching
pre-school, writing curriculum materials, working in criminal and corporate law offices (even going to law school for awhile), and serving
in various capacities at a large university, I finally realized that art had been my one and only love all along!
As life would have it, not exactly true. The form of expression
that kept me awake nights had always been writing--a passion, but also a useful, reliable skill.
It was only at mid-life, when what seems secure gets shaky, that I began a flirtation with the visual arts (some people buy little red sports cars, I went to art
school). Feeling out of place among mostly younger students, I stuck my toe in uncharted waters, testing the feel of art
history, drawing, watercolor, ceramics, sculpture and painting. And one day I just lost my footing, and fell in.
I hope you like the art I
make and find inspiration and pleasure in
it. And, of course, I hope you'll buy it.
I live in Boulder, Colorado, where my work includes writing, art and volunteer
work with animals. I regularly donate profits to a wide variety of charities that serve animals, the
environment and people.
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