I was born into a family of artists and ad men, surrounded by markers, paint brushes and colored pencils. Both my grandmother and mother were painters and I loved watching them pull pictures out of blank canvases or how, with the placement of one magical line, shapes transformed into a coherent image. When I was five, I started cutting apart wrapping paper, birthday cards and magazine images and glued the bits onto index cards. Though I didn't have the language to define it, I had started making collages. 

In college and graduate school I studied graphic design, drawing, biology, poetry, art history, animation and medical illustration— following the path my muse led me. I became a freelance illustrator with my work in national ad campaigns, websites, newspapers and magazines, and as movie, theater and music posters. My design work includes logos, book covers, website design and collateral marketing material. I work for businesses large and small, ad agencies, museums, publishers and associations.

As a creative director at a publishing company, I designed consistently top-selling photo albums, journals and scrapbooks for Target, Costco and other retail chains. I selected artwork at Printsource and Surtex, did trend research and targeted licensed artists for use across stationery and scrapbooking product lines.

I have lectured at colleges, participated in panel discussions with the Graphic Artists Guild and have been interviewed for newspaper articles and websites about design and illustration. I taught Photoshop for a number of years and animated children's book illustrations for use in read-to-me apps. Recently, I completed a children’s ABC book and am currently working on the artwork for another children’s book written by my daughter.

When working with clients I open a dialogue about their objectives and listen to their needs. I enjoy the process of problem solving and always try to first— make "it" smart, and then— make 'it' pretty. I work within budgets and always meet deadlines.

My artwork has been shown in galleries and won awards in national art competitions. The commercial work has been recognized by Print Magazine's Regional Design Annual, Strathmore Graphics Gallery, The Best in Medical Advertising and Graphics and by the Association of Medical Illustrators. 

My clients have included: The New York Times, The American Medical Association, The American Dental Association, The National Association of Realtors, Abbott Laboratories, The Field Museum, The Museum of Science and Industry, Sourcebooks, Barnes and Noble, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Bloomberg, Fortune, Playboy, Blab!, The Chicago Tribune, Reader's Digest, Scholastic Books, Jaguar, New York Life Insurance, American Airlines and Columbia/Sony Pictures.