About

As an undergraduate student in the early 1970’s at St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Art was my Minor.

Consistently interested in creativity, I have studied Figure Drawing, Italic Calligraphy, and Oil Pastels.

My love of art culminated in a Doctoral Thesis in the mid 1980’s entitled, A + C = B (Art + Curricula = Basics of Education.)

As a primary school teacher for 13 years, I incorporated drawing into my students’ daily academic curriculum.

Noting the powerful, positive effect that art had on the children in my class, I furthered my education at The New School for Social Research in New York City and received certification in Art Therapy.

I became a Professor in the Education Department at Central Connecticut State University, and demonstrated to both graduate and undergraduate students the importance of integrating art into academics. It wasn’t long before I was giving workshops on this topic throughout the Connecticut public school system through its Department of Education.

I married my husband, Jay, in 1992, and moved from the East Coast to Napa Valley, California. I began offering workshops on creativity to teachers in the Napa Public school system, and Art Therapy collage sessions at Retreat Centers and Health Spas.

In the year 2000, I had what some people would describe as “A Calling to the Ministry.”

This yearning pushed me to return to school, wherein I earned two Master’s Degrees in Spirituality.

For over 25 years, I have officiated hundreds of weddings, baby blessings, and funerals.

It was during that time that I learned of Iconography, and became immediately hooked.

I enrolled in one class after another, and took my classes seriously.

My deep love of art and devotion to my prayer life is the perfect combination, and a natural inspiration to continue writing icons for a long time.

Now the time has come for my icons to move from my home and studio office into the homes and offices of people to enjoy.