I am a mid-career painter and printmaker using stories to inform my work through cultural experiences that highlight the mosaic of who we are as humans. My studio practice as a mixed media artist blends fabric/handmade paper collage, texture paste, acrylic paint and gold leaf to create contemporary concepts. My illustrative and surfaced designed compositions incorporate our many commonalities and reminds the viewer of their own stories and uniqueness. I communicate with recurring icons of trees, birds and flowers based on their essence of allegory and identity. My narrative compositions are intimate when appreciating the many layers of detail and the fusion of patterns and forms. In 2021, I had the unique experience of being a resident artist for a month at the Kingsbrae International Artist in Residence program in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. While there, I began a new series focusing on the adventures experienced by a child free to explore.