I was raised in a farm community, reading about the big wide world. After college I ran off to live in Boston working in a design studio, watching games at Fenway, and being charmed by the history and quirkiness of Beantown.

I later fled the high-cost fast pace to live in Spain teaching English and feeling a little Flamenco in my soul.

I now live in Holland, Michigan with my husband and two quickly-growing-up step kids.

The best kept secrets here are the towering sand dunes, quiet beaches and endless lake. Unfortunately the winters suck.

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harcourt Brace, Herman Miller, Virginia Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian, YMCA, Fleet Bank, Style, Good Housekeeping, Time for Kids, Parenting, Gourmet, Entrepreneur, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Meredith Corporation, Boston Globe to name a few.

2007 accepted into juried PiXEL Digital Art Show
2002 Print Regional

Maira Kalman and Sara Fanelli "Galaxy Quest" (Alan Rickman kills me) Muriel Barbery "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" John Steinbeck's "Travels With Charley" organic grass-fed beef, dairy and eggs from my brother's farm, my husband's spring rolls, dark chocolate stripped down guitar and voice, a little rough or haunting Marketa Irglova's song "If You Want Me" (soundtrack to "Once") I like dirty ochre next to pink and dusty turquoise

any person who is bold and joyful

I am very blessed