My life is ever evolving and updating an about page is very interesting. I have been a full time artist for almost 20 years. In 2024 I began a number of different trainings. I went deep into studying Human Design, even though I'd learning about it for the previous 5 years, this was a different kind of study. I began 2 different relationship coach trainings and finished those in early 2025. One was with The Embody Lab - Embodied Intimacy and Relationship Coach Training and one was with Karen Curry Parker - Quantum Human Design Relationship Specialist Training.

I'm currently taking a course for Trauma-Informed Yoga and in mid 2025 will be starting a Breathwork and Movement Therapy for Trauma Healing training with the Embody Lab.

In some ways I feel like it might be seen as a strange departure from being a full time artist, though for me, it is all just part of who I am. I will always be an artist and will continue to make and sell art and jewelry. I just know that there are deeper ways in which I went to serve community and humanity. Another key aspect of who I am is my love of relationships. Relationships are how I understand the world and having good relationships has always been a priority for me, even if I didn't actually know what that meant or how to do it well! I've learned so much from experience and learned so much in trainings I feel deeply equipped to help others have better relationships. Relationships to me, fall in to the categories of relationship with self, partner, family, friends, nature and community.

I wholeheartedly believe that if everyone could have a 1% better improvement in their relationships, the world would be a better place. Increased self compassion leads to more compassion with others. Deeper connection and support from community can improve relationships with family. More honest communication with partners can lead to better communication with friends, and on and on. There is a ripple effect that happens when relationships deepen or heal. 

For many years my relationship with nature has been the forefront of what I want to share. My love of nature is so deep and reverent. When I didn't feel like I belonged anywhere I was held by the earth and found belonging anywhere I went. The trees connect the earth and the sky - resilient bridges between the elements. Trees connect the solid, grounding energy of the earth with the wide open beauty of the sky.

 

The imagery comes through in my art and my jewelry over and over again in many ways. It inhabits an in between - an in between space of not quite day, not quite night, not solely of the earth but not entirely in the stars - there is a balance and an all seeing perspective that I think encapsulates my existence. I don't quite fit in any one place, but fit in the in-betweens in all spaces.

A number of years ago the tag line "Connecting you to something deeper" appeared - it is an all encompassing message that pertains to anything I'm doing. I want to help you connect more deeply with your true self and the world around you.

*Photos here are from Redwoods National Park and Grand Teton