As an artist and passionate collector, I adore shopping at
flea markets and antique malls. It is in that search for the
perfect object that my mosaic inspiration begins. When I
discover a discarded treasure that I can re-work into
something beautiful, my spirit soars. My palette is antique
china, stained glass, icon, tiles, and gem stones. Being
raised on a Midwestern farm, I cherish the many hours I
spent working in the tool shed. When I combine my wood-
working skills with a layering technique inspired by the
Tramp Artists, a unique style is born. My years as a New
York City costume designer taught me how to use colors,
patterns and textures to tell compelling stories that evoke
different times and places throughout history. I work with images, metaphors, and other forms of symbolic language from diverse world cultures to create sacred spaces. My true creative desire is to inspire through the unique telling of spiritual stories.