daughter of craftspeople, raised in Troy Ny, educated in art and design Alfred University, travelled the world, hitchhiked, lived in a van, snowboarded, love affair with mountains, learned to build gardens and landscapes for a living, birthed three babies at home, fed them with my body, my soil, my hands.

beading during naps, beading as mediation, beading to emote, beading to be still, beading to give back, beading to reflect on the past, beading to map out our future.