To give a bit of background, I am a painter and designer focusing on surface pattern and print design for the fashion apparel, accessories, and home goods markets. By drawing on my painting, printmaking, and fabric dying experience, I have a deep range of methods at my disposal to create designs that maintain a human artisan feel with unexpected nuances of color and details that standout. 

From early on, I knew I'd be on a creative path. My formal foundation started with a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, majoring in painting and minoring in printmaking. Many years before my art school days, one of my first influences was my introduction to fine fabrics growing up helping my mom in her fabric store. There I learned about fabric and how to sew.  After graduating from art school I immediately landed in New York City and wound my way working throughout the garment district, selling fabric to designer studios, working with a small indie fashion brand learning all aspects of the business, and taking courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology for patternmaking and draping.

While living in Brooklyn, I started a handmade stationery business using such techniques as block printing, hand-dying, silkscreen and letterpress.

I eventually moved to the Pacific Northwest and found myself working for a women's athleisure apparel brand startup. Again, because the small size of the company, I was able to have a hand in all aspects of product development, production, print design, marketing graphics, and photoshoot direction. I also started doing freelance graphic work for clients along the way.

Looking back, as meandering as the path may seem, print design has become a favorite avenue to allow all of my experience to come into play, while still allowing room for exploration and experimentation. It holds on to much of what I love about the fine art process, while offering endless possibilities of how the work can be utilized.

If I'm making, I am happy.