About the Artist

I aim to share my tender, curious heart with the world. I enjoy capturing impressions of everyday, overlooked moments or scenes. At times my work has a quality of quiet observation, yet a thread of humor often pokes through. I loves to tell stories - in illustration, comics or writing - much of which has an autobiographical slant. Sometimes I feel sad on a beautiful day. Sometimes am too silly for my own good.

Vibrant color is my true love, and I employ a variety of mediums, including acrylic gouache, color pencil, brush pen markers and digital techniques. Aside from a Drawing 101 class, I am mostly self-taught.

I have traveled to 25 countries and I am a fan of pigeons, architecture, music, little treats, huge 19th century novels, movies and hanging out at coffee shop for hours with my best friends.

Olympia, Washington is my home, where I live with my husband and toddler. Since becoming a mother, my art career and business has blown far off-course. Where I used to have a daily practice, it now feels like a miracle if I have 5 minutes to paint at all. I’m just trying to hang on and not feel like too much of a stranger to myself (if you relate to this, please reach out! Also, I greatly enjoyed this book.)