I am a book and editorial illustrator working in pen & ink, watercolor, gouache, Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, and porcelain lithophanes. My illustration path began unexpectedly in graduate school while studying Ceramics at the University of Montana—I started sketching research papers for the Anthropology and Wildlife departments.  Returning to Boston, I became the staff illustrator for the New England Aquarium and went on to collaborate with art directors and designers on non-fiction children’s books, textbooks, gardening & cookbooks, and editorial illustrations for publications including The New York Times, NY Daily News, and The Boston Globe. My step-by-step instructional illustration, included work for The Muppets Big Book of Crafts by Jim Henson Productions.

Alongside illustration, I’ve taught ceramics at Babson, Wellesley, and Olin Colleges, and participated in international ceramic residencies in Denmark, Hungary, Canada, and the U.S. Some of my Illustrated Porcelain & Stoneware works—Architectural Ceramics, In-Glaze Transferware, and Lithophanes—are held in the permanent collections of the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Museum, The American Museum of Ceramic Art, The Red Star Line Museum in Belgium, The Blair Museum of Lithophanes, The International Museum of Dinnerware Design, and the Needham Historical Society.

As a Visual Arts Educator, I teach Procreate and Arts & Crafts Workshops for children and adults, often through cultural council grants in libraries.  My family-friendly workshops combine music appreciation with hands-on artmaking, introducing participants to jazz and classical music as they create.

Music is central to my life and work. I am a soloist with the Cooper Center Music Makers, specializing in songs by George and Ira Gershwin & Irving Berlin. And, Soprano me sings with The Masterworks Chorale in Boston. You’ll often find me sketching at live concerts and operas alongside my husband. My children are pursuing wonderful careers in the Culinary Arts, Green Energy Engineering, and Vocal Performance.