I grew up in Canton, Ohio before moving to Columbus in 1980 at 8 years old. My childhood was spent outside where my imagination and adventures took me everywhere I wanted to go. At age ten, a childhood trauma changed the course of my life forever and art became my escape – it gave me a voice when I had no voice.
I explored every way I could to turn ugly into beautiful. As I matured as a woman, I was driven to help others experience beautiful even in the midst of ugly.
For over ten years I have built my art career as a self-taught, abstract and performance artist. I have a deep passion for teaching others to discover their inner artist, and I have taught hundreds of acrylic and mixed media classes throughout Ohio for aspiring artists of every age. Over the past two years I have focused on discovering and developing my niche and using the time to transition from exhibiting artist to performance artist.
My dream is to travel as a performance artist and teach week-long workshop retreats twice a year, where women can learn to “let go” and find their creative genius through experimentation, music and the art of movement.
Over the last year my performance art has taken shape and my understanding of art as a business has been transformed. I successfully completed Ohio State University’s ARTrepreneur program in June 2016, an intensive program that seeks to engage and challenge the artist while developing, teaching and inspiring the entrepreneur. ARTrepreneur was the most inspirational, challenging and rewarding professional development and educational experience of my life. The final and most critical phase of the program allowed me to work with the ARTrepreneur leadership team to identify my business needs and create my new business model.