After receiving a BFA from Michigan State University and one year at Wayne State University’s MFA program, she moved to Oregon and taught Painting, Ceramics, and Art History at a small college in Coos Bay, Oregon. Washington D.C was next on the agenda, then Greenwich CT as well as Upstate New York. She has exhibited in several states as well as Michigan, received some awards, and is in private and public collections. Story telling, symbolism and surrealistic elements are present in her work, and animals feature prominently.