I have been doing some form of drawing, painting or crafts since I was very little. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, up near Mt. St. Helens, gave me the perfect opportunity to draw lots of the wildlife I grew up around.
After my first son was born, I started teaching art classes for children and adults in pastels and watercolors. Eventually, I moved on to learning scrimshaw and selling my scrimshaw on bone and fossilized ivory at trade shows and sportsman shows. That grew into designing t-shirts from scratchboard drawings and opening up several shops to sell them. I also did handmade Mohair Teddy Bears.
After the birth of my daughter several years later, and some major life changes, I decided to do more painting; I have been designing and creating one-of-a-kind oil painted Cloth Dolls, painted and engraved Gourds as well as Needle Felting.
I seem to always find something new I want to try. I am self-taught, grew up with a family that was very creative, and now, it has become my life. My daughter, who is now an adult, has inherited my artistic gene. I create every day if I can, and LOVE it! Besides my art, I spend my days taking care of my 3 sweet little cats, a lab named Bucky, and occasionally my grandson.