I am a visual learner. My work relies on direct observation, drawings and water colors. I found my place in the art rooms during middle and high school. This was where I could focus for hours and learn how to travel from concept to a finished project.

My first printmaking classes were in the 1970’s at Lewis and Clark College and The Oregon School of Arts and Crafts-both in Portland Oregon. The Northwest was alive with printmakers who were excellent teachers. Their works were and are still in the top galleries.
I received my BA from Lewis and Clark College and my MFA from the University of Oregon. At both institutions I studied drawing, intaglio and lithography. Laverne Krause, Jack Portland, Ron Graef and Liza Jones gave me a top notch education.

Life would get complicated, but the studio was, and is still, a sanctuary. I have been lucky enough to always have a room of my own to work. Walking and running in nature is visually inspiring. I collect images from walks in the neighborhood or while on vacation. I keep sketchbooks of these images I find enjoyable and challenging. I work these books with sharpies and water colors. Composition, line quality and a well wiped plate are my criteria for my work. Being able to print and rework a plate to hone the composition is such a visual learning tool for me. I work with copper plates and traditional etching techniques.

I crave being a student and teacher. I feel it is important to my work to continue learning and taking classes and to pass that knowledge along. I have taught in several schools districts in the Willamette Valley for the past 35 years. Helping schools with fundraising projects via the arts is a special interest of mine. It brings the art room into focus as a practical subject not just as an afterthought.

I am represented by The Rental/Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum, The Lawrence Gallery of Lake Oswego Oregon and the Cannon Beach Gallery of Cannon Beach Oregon. My work is included in the Collections of the Gilkey Graphic Arts at the Portland Art Museum, the Anchorage Museum, the Multnomah County Library and Intel. I gravitate toward art-related projects that help our environment, our four legged friends and and communities where I travel.