Although my mother taught me to sew, embroider, cross-stitch, knit and crochet when I was very young, my formal art training began in high school. I received a BFA in Graphic Design from Otis Art Institute, California in 1989. While enrolled at Otis, I also had the opportunity to be an exchange student at Parsons School of Design in New York and study painting and art history courses at Parsons in Paris. Perhaps this is where my love affair with travel began.

From 1989 to 1997 I worked as a graphic designer both in Los Angeles, CA and Washington DC, creating brochures, newsletters, identity systems, and packaging. In 1995 I married into a family of quilters and was immediately drawn to the art.

In 1997 I left the design world to pursue a career as a full time army wife and mother. Since then, I have worked to constantly improve my skills as a quilter, and now to find my voice as an artist. To share my passion for quilting and other fiber arts, I have been teaching beginning quilting and art classes at the Arts and Crafts Centers on and near the army posts where my family and I live.

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