Growing up in the countryside of Minnesota, my love of nature developed, coupled with an artistic family, my love for creating was affirmed. I have since lived in western Montana and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, where my beautiful surroundings inspire my work.

 

I spent twenty five years working in the airline industry, which has allowed me to travel the world…there are so many amazing people and places, its been an exhilarating experience. I hope to express some of these through my art.

 

Painting called out to me again, later in life and with the discovery of silk painting, I had a strong desire to learn many techniques and nuances this fascinating medium had to offer.

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I found myself entering shows and sharing my paintings throughout North America, Greece, Qatar and England. I’ve taken some wonderful workshops by reknown  instructors. I was thrilled to be awarded Master Silk Painter in 2018, among the top silk painters in the world, by Silk painter’s Interntional (SPIN).

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I have received awards from various exhibitions and have chosen to share my growth in silk painting as President of the Silk Painter’s Guild of Montana and serving on the Executive Board of Silk Painter’s International, SPIN. I truly enjoy offering silk painting workshops from beginners to advanced and am the Co-Chair of the Silk Painter’s International 2022 Festival.

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I think of my painting as ever changing—an organic, fluid process that gives my work an expression of colorful movement. My vibrant art evolves, layer after layer, like life, charged with an emotional vision that offers joy to the viewer and wearer alike