I am a self-taught mixed media artist living in Madison, Wisconsin. What began as a desire to document my children’s early years in scrapbooks quickly became an obsession with exploring various art mediums. When my children reached school age, I began to think about whether to go back to my previous career as an accountant or consider following my creative dreams. My creative dreams won out (due largely to the fact that both my husband and I believe in raising our children with a strong parental presence). Since I haven’t met a medium (be it paper, fiber, acrylic paint, beads, polymer clay, needle felting, etc) that I didn’t like, I decided to keep all all my options open (hence the reason I refer to myself as a “mixed media” artist). Although I can’t decide on what mediums to focus on, my work typically has a historic or global feel. In May 2010, I became a certified zentangle teacher (CZT for short). Please go to my zentangle page to learn more about this.