As a graduate from Baldwin Wallace with a degree in Business Administration and Management, I spent 17 years in banking at FirstMerit Bank before deciding to stay home to raise my three children. After my children were all in school, I started working as a substitute teacher. If someone had told me even a year ago that I would someday be considered an artist, I would have thought it quite funny.

I am a self-taught Zentangle inspired artist, and Certified Zentangle Teacher. A Zentangle is a complicated drawing that is built one line at a time. Simple tangles, or patterns, are combined in an unplanned way that grow and change in unbelievable and amazing ways. Every piece, whether on paper, wood, metal, stones, ceramics, or the beach, are unbelievably detailed, unique and amazing works of art. What I love the most about this art form is that there are absolutely no creative limits or boundaries. Anything is possible one line at a time!

I started seriously pursuing my art in 2012 and fulltime in 2014. I am passionate about the Arts as well as mentoring and encouraging young people to pursue their artistic dreams. I am dedicated to insuring that my art will support me when I can no longer do it. Therefore, I am always pushing the limits of what I can do with it. I have won many awards for my work including, including six in 2023:  Best in Show, Ohio Mart at Stan Hywet, 2nd Place, Hudson Art on the Green,  Judges Choice at the Cain Park Art Festival and 2nd Place, Functional Art at the Akron Art Expo, Best Booth at Art A Palooza, and an Honorable Mention at the Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival. I have also done custom designs for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the Akron Round Table, and a mural for the Akron Zoo.  Finally, I did a design for the 150th anniversary of the Akron Summit County Publish library which is currently featured on library cards and bags. YES!  I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE! OH, YES! I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!