My interest in sculpture and drawing began early as a child. My father was a lover of

nature and imparted that beautiful attitude of life to his daughters early in their lives.

When I was ten I would use my play clay to do portraits of friends or neighbors or sketch

classmates. Instruction in the basics of sculpture was not available in the area where I 
grew up. For this reason, my interest in sculpture went mostly undeveloped until  my 
twenties. At that time I was able to take some newly offered sculpture courses  at local 
colleges. However, I spent the next few years raising a family and did not actively pursue 
my love of sculpture. Eventually I discovered The Loveland Academy of Fine Arts in 
Loveland, Colorado and attended several workshops led by artists that I had grown 
to admire. Artists such as Lincoln Fox, Forest Hart, Rosalind Cook, David Turner,

Eugene Daub, Martine Vaugel and Patti Stajar. It opened a whole new world for me in my

development as an artist. I am presently entering shows, receiving an occasional award,

selling my work and studying "the nature of nature". My work up to that time had primarily

been human portraits and figures. But on receiving a commission to do a wildlife piece, I

began to study animal anatomy and observe wildlife more intensely. I had always loved

the outdoors, the mountains and enjoyed watching animals interact in their environments

in the unique ways their body language relates to each of them. Getting to know each

different species of wildlife and their own particular expressive behavior has been one of

my greatest enjoyments. My greatest form of entertainment is being in the mountains

observing the different types of wildlife there. 
 
     My goal as a sculptress is to achieve a style that expresses the essence, personality 
and temperament of the subject whether it is human or animal. I desire to capture the 
nature of the subjects behavior so completely that the viewer instantly understands and 
is able to relate to the piece. I especially enjoy the little subtle movements or gestures 
that say more than we may consciously realize. It is my hope that people walk away from 
viewing one of my  sculptures understanding everything about the subjects temperament 
and mood.
 
     I do animal sculpture, wildlife sculpture, avian sculpture, african wildlife, children, 
figurative, portraits and will also do commission work.  I work with the intention 
of my pieces becoming bronze sculptures.  
 
     I have been in the Midland Arts Association's 2006 Spring Juried Show where I 
won first place for "The Young Patriarch".  I had previously won an honorable 
mention award for "the batboy" in one of their fall shows.  I participated in the 2006 
Loveland Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale sponsored by the Loveland 
Sculpture Group in Loveland, Colorado.  I had a piece accepted in the 2008 
Hill Country Arts Foundation Regional Juried Exhibition.  I was accepted into 
the Rio Brazos Art Exhibition's 13th Annual Juried Exhibition in 2009.
     
     I am an Associate Member of the National Sculpture Society and I 
currently serve as a director on the board of the Midland Arts Association.