Hello and thanks for reviewing my work. I am an artist, illustrator and graphic designer with over 20 years of experience. Since my coloring book days, I knew I’d be a “commercial artist,” and I have been fortunate to see that dream come true.

I received a BFA degree in Visual Communications with an emphasis in Graphic Design from the University of Kansas and graduated with high honors. Before graduation I was recruited by the Lettering Department at Hallmark Cards. There I learned as much as or more than I did in college, from a group of very talented artists, designers and art directors. After three years in Lettering, I moved to Shoebox Greetings, and then made the move to establishing a freelance career. I have been successful as a freelancer for over 15 years, and enjoy a wide variety of clients and the work that I perform for them.

My design style is often bright and colorful, and has included a range from sophisticated to bold and graphic to whimsical illustration, and has been printed on almost everything printable from cards and wrap, to t-shirts and caps, to brochures and advertising. My work has been featured on Hasbro game designs and on Apple's Dot .Mac website. Later I expanded my work to include numerous book covers and interiors, and I have been designing, illustrating and hand-producing invitations, cards and announcements.

I am always looking for new ways to express my creativity. Most recently I have been creating paintings in acrylics, and have exhibited my work at the Jewish Arts Festival in Kansas City, where I'll be exhibiting again on October 14, 2007, Medical Missions Foundation Holiday Hoopla and the opening for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at Union Station in the Middle-Eastern marketplace. I've done a couple of out of town fairs, having traveled to Omaha for their Jewish Arts Festival and the Boulder Jewish Festival in Boulder, Colorado.

Many of the paintings in my painting portfolio are available for purchase on the Paintings page, and I am also available for commissions. Prints of my paintings and greeting cards are now available at my Etsy store. My art is also available for licensing by organizations and individuals. Please contact me for more information.

I try to update my blog as often as possible with short entries about the work on my drawing table, computer and easel.

I live and work in a suburb of Kansas City with my always supportive husband, Boyd, my two amazing teenage daughters, Hannah and Rachel, and my sweet companion Pearl, an adorable Maltese.