about me

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In 2016 I moved from Venice, California up to Santa Barbara. It is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. That and having children composes my background of business development, production design, co-owning restaurants (including the renowned Rebecca’s Restaurant designed by Frank Gehry), BeingOnPurpose coaching, creativity workshops, co-founder of WLA Art Co-Op, and a SoulCollage facilitator. My second favorite part of my history is participating in the arts. As a pioneer in the Venice Art Walk, I united with innovative art movements, such as the Art Studio of Santa Monica, Venice ArtBLOCK, and MOCA Women’s Art Gallery. While I continue to travel to LA to teach workshops, I am committed to evolving in the vast art communities of Santa Barbara. I am proud to be one of the founding members of La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts (LCCCA) which is now my current studio as well as gallery of 24 local artists in Santa Barbara. www.lacumbrecenterforcreativearts.com

My Collage Works: As a subtext in my abstract narrative works I juxtapose disparate imagery provoked my background in Jungian psychology. My mixed media art works reflect the tender yet volatile intersection of conflicting universal powers such as nature contrasting invasive over-development, shadows and light. Continuing to explore the relationships and intersections of archetypes and symbolisms as they fight for viability, space, virtue and fortitude, I create original collages with acrylic paints, inks, paper, pastels on paper and wood, often incorporating my photographs in abstract collages. 

12/19"I never made one of my discoveries through the process ofrational thinking."       -Albert Einstein 

11/19 "Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self." Alfred North Whitehead

10/19 "Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics." Victor Pinchunk

9/19 Being in our heads can be like being on replay. To create new art it's important to get out of our heads. Even Picasso said that if his work turned out just how he planned it to, it wasn’t a success.  Making art has its inevitable challenges with every "canvas".  If our process unconsciously, organically detours from our conceived idea of our artwork, we often think that it is a mistake.  Not true with art. For it is the very act of embracing and working with these “mistakes” that brings the aliveness in to our work. As in our lives; “mistakes” are so often our souls’ calling us to our deepest self expressions.  So I invite you to let go and allow your creativity to unfold; that's where magic lives.

8/19 "Life is the art of drawing without an eraser." J.Gardner

7/19 Follow your heArt : joy and peace will follow.

6/19 "Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art."         Stanislaw Jerzy Lee

5/19  Free expression is being alive. Find your passion. Passion is a powerful force that unleashes creativity, so if you're passionate about something you're more willing to take risks. BE ALIVE!

I love to paint as I recreate what I see and abstract the literal forms. My creative practice is a continuous artistic search for recreating the forms and shapes in environments of nature, urban cities and human forms that are constantly changing.  As I search for subject matter I find simple and complex things of everyday life that when taken out of context become symbolic.

Colors, nature, abstract lines (ie figures and trees) and textures inspire me to paint. Creative techniques are also inspiration for my artworks, such as painting, photo transfer, overlaying imagery and collaging materials and imagery not usually associated with one another. I am intrigued by the intersections and connections. Many of my pieces are directly influenced by my hikes and walks in nature. I love recreating water, trees and wildlife in my work.