Raised in rural West Virginia by parents who were skilled in woodworking, sewing, painting, and other traditional and non-traditional crafts, she has always had a strong sense of the importance of art instilled in her. She earned her B.F.A from Shepherd University in Studio Art with a concentration in painting in 2015. Currently she is enrolled in graduate school working towards a Master's in Teaching with a concentration in Art Education and an Appalachian Studies Graduate Certificate. In her free time she swims in the river and feeds her beagle too much ice cream.