Her background is in music, but she became interested in photography when she attended her first Friends of Photography workshop in 1977. She also assisted at the Ansel Adams Yosemite workshops in 1978 and 1979. In 1980, she returned to Italy, where she had lived for twelve years. During this period an exhibition of her Polaroid SX-70 manipulated images was held at the Il Diaframma in Milan. She returned to the United States to teach piano and photography on the Monterey Peninsula, later deciding to attend graduate school. She developed an interest in unconscious motivation, the creative process, and self- knowledge, and went on to earn her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. (patriciarossmft.com)