I decided I was an artist in 7th grade. I’ve been creating since then.

I spend the most time making oil paintings, watercolors, and craft jewelry, but digital art and other crafts, like knitting or origami, can take over my agenda at times.

What they all have in common is my continuous urge to put things together in unique ways.
The paintings excite my thinking and challenge me to make art that goes beyond my emotions or impulses; I accept the challenge of technique; I wonder about the meaning of art.
The crafts satisfy my need to shape ordinary materials into items of interest or surprise and connect me to family and tradition.

I studied commercial art in high school, then moved to NYC to attend Parsons School of Design. I majored in Fine Arts: Painting and Sculpture. A semester spent in the Delaware Water Gap, plein air painting, was a turning point in my artmaking.

The landscape became alive to me, a constant shifting of plants, weather, and forces. Every look at a tree or object or space generates immediate thoughts of how to share the wonder and awe inspired in me. The sky is a source of peace, the reflections and shadows are sources of intrigue. Mists, fog, and snow are my favorites because there’s no limit to the colors I can use. Dark fascinates me because of what hides in it. Pushing and pulling objects in space, hiding and revealing, and finding the shape of light - this is why I keep painting.