Way back when, I studied biology in college and zoology in graduate school. After burning out, I moved to southern Maine and fell in with the artsy crowd, where thoughts of lobster farming were thrown to the wind. My first paying art job was painting lighthouses on lobster buoys for a dollar a piece. I started making fiber art, and then around the turn of the century (the 21st century, that is) I wrote and illustrated a little story about my daughter, who was a collector of just about anything. It was picked up by Abrams, and my career headed in another direction. I now have ten books published. I still do fiber art when deadlines permit. And I’ve also started oil painting, because I just didn’t have enough distractions. You can find some examples in my website gallery.
I have two grown daughters, a long-suffering husband, and a cat named Winnie who likes to sleep on my face. I like bad scifi monster movies and CheezIts (oh, CheezIts, how I love you.) I do not like spiders or lima beans.
A bit about me
Fascinating facts
My collections
