About

As a child and teen making art and spending time outdoors, I found peace and beauty that balanced the upheaval in my family life. My childhood challenges opened two important pathways for me: a career in the arts, which have always been a part of my path to healing, and a desire to serve others in their own healing journey. I have worked as a studio artist, placed my work in juried and solo exhibitions, displayed at art and craft fairs, taught in schools, volunteered for art organizations, curated and installed exhibits, and led workshops for women focused on the healing power of the creative process. 

For the last ten years, my focus has been on the arts in healthcare. I engaged all of my experience to work with patients' bedside and chairside, offering them a positive diversion by making art. I observed first-hand how the healing power of art calmed and soothed them and complimented their medical treatment with an enlivening sense of well-being. I oversaw the selection, purchase, and installation of original art in multiple hospital and healthcare settings, channeling more than $100,000 in art purchases directly from local artists. In addition, I curated and installed art shows in hospitals that brought staff and visitors joy and respite. The art provided beauty, peace, and a window to see beyond the closed-in world of the hospital, a place so often filled with suffering and dread. Time and again, patients or their families stopped me to share how the art was calming, uplifting, and made them feel more at home in a difficult time.

Now I have returned to my studio to craft the next chapter in this journey, re-engage with my muse, and center myself in peace, beauty, and meaningful engagement. As I invoke these in my daily practice, I see them take shape in my work and manifest in my life. So this is my invitation: bring peace into your being; manifest beauty in your world; and seek meaning as you engage more deeply in life, love, and connection. Together, we can build a foundation for joy, for ourselves and all those around us.