She was born in Santa Cruz, California and attended several different schools around the country growing up. She attended City College of San Francisco where she studied Psychology and Photography. However, she was trained in acrylic painting by a close friend and mentor, after school. She spends the majority of her time in the Bay Area traveling and working on her artwork. She counts Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Vincent van Gough, Frida Kahlo, Hollis Hart, Jackson Pollock and Ansel Adams as some of her favorite artists.