With over a decade of teaching experience in college and community art centers — and holding a BA from Colorado College and an MFA from the P.A.F.A, I focus on helping students build confidence in their artistic process while exploring their personal creative voice. I'm dedicated to fostering artistic growth and engagement, while maximizing artists’ drawing and painting skills. As a professional artist, my passions include plein air, portraiture and the figurative narrative — much of which is exhibited across the United States. I also share insights on my YouTube channel, Oil and Earth Studio, empowering students to find their unique creative voice and build lasting confidence.

Growing up embraced by nature in the Poconos inspires my work. My art practice thrives on playful exploration with materials like recycled paper, oil stick and paint – seeing things anew. This joy fuels my children's art classes, where play and discovery flourish. Finding our visual voices and making something with our hands is needed now more than ever, there is a joy and necessity in making something uniquely our own. My education includes a Fine Arts degree from Keystone College and a B.F.A. with an Art Education Certification from Tyler School of Art. As a teaching artist, I cherish time with my super creative family in and around the Philadelphia area.

Art is my passion. As a wheel-throwing ceramics teacher and home studio potter, a lot of my work is made available at small markets. My craft is rooted in European apprenticeships and a degree from Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. Beyond the studio, my life is fueled by a love of art, my children, a dog, a fish, and a frog. Pottery's usefulness is what captivates me most — come create something functional and beautiful with me!

For decades, I trained and worked as a Corporate Interior Designer. After becoming a mother, I returned to my first love, ceramics, and pursued art education. I've studied with accomplished Ceramic Artists locally, nationally, and internationally to deepen my craft. Since 2008, I've enjoyed teaching art to both children and adults, meeting them where they are and challenging them to grow their artistic knowledge and unique voice. In my own work, I value porcelain and stoneware fiber-clays (paperclay) to express my artistic ideas.

A sculptor, ceramic artist, curator and instructor with 25+ years of creative exploration. I work with diverse materials: stone, metal, wood, fiberglass, paper mache, ceramics, fabric, plaster and clay. I earned my sculpture degrees in India, B.A. in 2000 and my M.A. 2002. I was honored with India's National Award for visual artists for my sculpture: Family Fun. I've participated in international art camps and taught all ages. As Artist in Residence in Port Coquitlam, Canada (2020-21), I led the Wall of Interactions public art project exploring nature. My works are held by global collectors and organizations across Germany, USA, Canada, Yugoslavia, Paris, Venice, Singapore, Israel and India.