More about me...

I create from my home studio in Southern Oregon in the company of a dog who looks a little bit like a fruit bat, a small flock of chickens, two pigs, and my husband who can do anything I put my mind to. 

As an artist and creative mentor, I merge a variety of materials to create art that invites you to honor your complex stories while also simplifying (and elevating) the continuing stories you tell yourself. My work is all about inviting a spirit of peace with what is AND exuberant trust in what can be, heartache AND hope, defining moments AND recreating yourself anew.

I am the creator of over a dozen popular online art courses and eBooks which provide easy, step-by-step guidance on how to improve your metalsmtihing skills in my signature “homesteader” style, how to create original sculpted forms with plaster and found objects, and how to combine plaster, paint, and encaustic medium in luminous two-dimensional work.

Being a wholehearted artist is more than just nailing down a style, becoming an expert in materials, or amassing a hoard of raving fans. It’s also about tending to other aspects of life with the same devotion and creativity that you bring to an art practice. 

So what else fuels my creativity?

NATURE, NATURE, NATURE

Being in Nature with my husband - camping, hiking, anything near water especially if the smell of moss is involved.

SEW MUCH FUN!

Sewing. I *may* have more fabric than art supplies.

FLOWERS + ART

My dream of someday opening my very own art studio + flower shop (did you know that I was a florist for over a decade?)

SELF-STUDY

Studying the Enneagram —
4w5 here!

This is our crew.

When I won the husband lottery, I also was immediately blessed with three step-kids. Vince and I then had two more daughters and now that they are all adults, we have welcomed in-laws and the most precious grandkids anyone could hope for. (Two more have joined the family since this picture was taken.)

We are learning what it means to love and be loved. We all forget to cut each other enough slack sometimes. We do a lot of eye rolling. We are really loud when we’re together, but man, it’s all so rich and fulfilling and good.