MY BEGINNING ~ LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE ARTS
In elementary school, around age 11 in Waller, Texas... a small country town, my favorite time of day was with my art teacher, Mrs Pearl Martin. She encouraged and inspired me to draw and paint. Martin submitted my 1st painting from tempera paints to a city newspaper in Houston for a school Contest and my whimsical art became one of the 10 winners. My fanciful underwater goldfish, koi and a baby stingray toured with the other winning contestants work in Japan and the USA! As I grew older, I continued to explore art and this passion never faded. Little did I realize painting murals, canvas prints and floral crafts would later become a driving force connecting me to the core of my courage and authentic self. This vehicle of creative expression freed me from some of my life's most challenging, painful and suppressive episodes giving me what I call my ''Ultimate Freedom''. I graduated Waller High School and went on to attend Rice University in Houston Texas to study art. My Art Professor John O'Neil then became my mentor and support. Thank you to both of those mentoring artists. My Favorite Creative Mediums
I have used many different mediums, such as acrylic glazing, mosaic tiles, (beads, glass, glitter, found objects) photography or whatever speaks to me and catches my fancy, even iron and cement. I believe that working only in any single medium is restrictive to my artistic process. Each idea manifests and speaks its own individual style. I also like creating works incorporating the Bagua for Art intended for balancing personal spaces from ''Feng Shui", ~
Where as Murals, in particular are wonderful because you can go large or go home! Inspiration speaks to me as "Artist4Peace"
I enjoy gardening and I even had my own Specialty Landscape company for about 14 years. I also pioneered unique dried and fresh holiday floral design for years in my shop in Houston's Rice Village and freelanced custom floral design work for Craftext and The River Oaks Plant House. Many of my pieces are directly influenced by my relationship with nature. I love recreating around me colorful beauty coupled with the magical essence and unique qualities of plants, pets and wildlife that touches my heart and often shows up in my works .I've dedicated all my work since the year 2000 with the intention to create and direct energies to bringing about World Peace.