I have been an artist in one way or another since I was a young child. Writing poetry, oil paintings of autumn landscapes, knitting, sewing, stained glass and pottery were all artistic outlets. However, photographing with my Brownie Starmite camera was my favorite activity.

I became serious about photography in high school. At Douglass College-Rutgers University, I majored in art and sociology. I took advantage of every opportunity to use photography in my artwork and to illustrate various sociology projects that were exhibited at the Douglass Library.

After college I worked as an independent ceramic artist. My work was included in juried exhibitions throughout the United States and I am a grant recipient of the NJ State Council of the Arts. Throughout this time of working with clay I took my own slides of the pieces I made. Theses were submitted to shows and galleries and as a result I acquired new skills in the field of photography.

Seven years ago before a trip to Hawaii, I purchased a digital camera, which had panoramic capabilities. The camera was fun but limited, especially when photographing a moving object. Last year I decided to upgrade to a Nikon D-80 SLR. I felt like I was home. To have a real camera in my hands again was incredible. To have the capacity to create large format images is a dream come true.

During this past year I have immersed myself in the digital photography world. I attended a class this summer with Alison Shaw at The Maine Photographic Workshops in Rockport, Maine. I am working on limited edition Giclée prints, which range from three traditional print sizes to large format wall murals, that can be installed directly to the wall or on mural mount frames. I have shown my composition, La Grace de la Paix, this summer in the Square Foot Exhibition at Microcosm Gallery in New York City and just finished installing the same image as a thirty-nine inch diameter wall mural at Peace of India Yoga Studio in Highland Park, NJ.

I hope you enjoy your journey through my website. I am having a blast working on these images. I have truly found my bliss.