I am aWest Coast girl living in an East Coast world with my Prince Charming and our fur family. We love quirky, themed events, everything Disney, Christmas, and traveling. I have always been drawn to art in every form. I bounced from art classes, to writing, to the stage, to crafting, to music, cosplay, karaoke, and calligraphy, all while juggling a career as a public school teacher and librarian. I am inspired by the enchantment of Beatrix Potter, vintage book covers, literary characters, and botanicals.
Who inspires you?
My grandma Billie was a phenomenal costumer and artist who fostered creativity in everything she touched. She also knew how to do everything. She was an entrepreneur, owning her own costume shop that was the only gig in town. She knew how to sew, how to garden, how to can, how to ballroom dance, how to paint and draw, how to style, how to design, how to drink tea, and she had the best sense of humor. She was always adding a little extra flair to whatever she did; her chapter of the Red Hat Society produced a calendar like the one in the 2003 movie Calendar Girls and made sure she did the splits for her photo! She taught me to sew but I lack patience and precision, so watercolor suits me just fine. My mom is a prolific reader which manifested in me partly as the librarian I became but also as an obsession with Beatrix Potter. My wildest dream is to illustrate for the Beatrix Potter estate.
I spend a lot of time with watercolor. They don’t always make it out of my sketchbook but they’re important to me.
