While working full-time for the State of Alaska, a design class at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art sparked my interest in creating art. After experimenting with different mediums, I chose fiber and, for 20+ years, used acrylic painted silk to make quilts.

They were juried into exhibitions and won awards. Many now reside in public and private collections. Numerous venues exhibited them, including the U.S. Embassies in Moscow, Cape Town, Podgorica and the U.S. NATO Embassy in Brussels.

My quilts were featured in the Lark Books, ‘Masters: Art Quilts, Volume 2’. In 2006, I was artist-in-residence at the Weir Farm Historic Site in Wilton CT. For several years, I was on the board of Studio Art Quilt Associates.

Around 2014, my work in fiber came to an end. I wanted to create more realistic images and decided this was better accomplished via oil painting. Painting workshops and studying paintings helped me explore the medium.

A well-received early portrait ignited a spark; I have painted portraits ever since.