BFA – Ball State University, Indiana

I am an award winning artist who is deeply passionate about the environment. I dedicate my time and energy to raising awareness through art about the Earth and sustainability. A trained painter, I work in many mediums, including paint, wood, leather and old glass trade beads.

I am currently writing a book about my journey with the fancy Venetian trade beads, to be published in 2017. Many of my paintings express both my design skill, as well as my painting talent. I use words in my well-known “Text Trees,” that I carefully root within a landscape painting which I customize for each client. My work was featured in the book, “Atlanta, Yesterday and Today.”

Currently living in Clarkston, Georgia, I designed and facilitated 4 public murals engaging over 300 community members in all. Diversity Mural is the largest and located on the Clarkston Community Center. It represents and validates the multi-cultural, multi-faith people and many of the 60 languages spoken in Clarkston. In the fall of 2015, I completed a 100 foot mural in East Atlanta on the East Atlanta Animal Clinic. This mural, “Animal Compassion Tree” was a team building activity with the vet clinic staff.

I am a skilled teacher on many levels and mediums, and I believe strongly that art transforms lives in families and in community. Motivated to inspire others and create community-based art, I believe in community transformation through active listening and interaction.