I avidly observe the world around me with curiosity, noticing the colors and patterns of leaves and bark and feathers, the flight patterns of birds, light reflected on water. The artwork I create combines the principles of art and design I’ve learned through professional training and experimentation, and my life experiences. It reflects my intimacy with land I lived on and tended for many years, time in nature, many years designing and caring for habitat gardens, and teaching children. I enjoy working in watercolor, gouache, colored inks and pencils. Over the past couple of years I’ve started carving my own textile stamps to print fabric.

My career path includes a B.A. in Human Ecology and Certificates in Textile and Surface Design and Graphic Design. For many years I’ve had parallel careers as a designer and as a science and nature educator land-based non-profits and schools. I was trained as a scientist and an artist, and my work incorporates the skills and insights from both of these paths of inquiry. For many years I worked as a professional designer for Pottery Barn, Willams Sonoma and other companies, and I have been able to apply the many artistic and interpersonal skills I developed there in my current role as a program director for a non-profit organization.

Throughout my life I have lived in Greece and Thailand and have been influenced by the aesthetic of these regions and cultures. For many years I’ve lived in my current home in Northern California where I am an avid habitat gardener, in continual conversation with the wild and the cultivated and where I am constantly awed and inspired by the beauty and intricacy of nature and human creativity.

My textile patterns are available for purchase through my Spoonflower shop by clicking here.