About the Artist

Thanks for your interest in my site!  I truly enjoy designing and the creative process!  I have been painting most of my life with my earliest memory being painting with left over paints my grandmother gave me from a paint-by-number kit when I was five. 

I have been married for 31 years to my biggest fan, Kenzil, and have 2 handsome sons, Devin, 25, and Casey, 20, who recently married his Washington state sweetheart, Melissa.  Devin is a seminary student who will be graduating in November with his degree in youth ministry.  Casey is in the Army and is stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington.  Our house is full of critters with two dogs, Molly & Zoe, and three cats, Mosey, Cocoa & Mau-Mau and a pond full of fish.  I find great humor in pets and they are a constant source of laughs and inspiration for new designs.  Some of my favorite past times are beading and baby sitting our grand dog, Ruby. 

I started selling finished items at craft shows in 1989 and began designing in 1995.  My course of designing over the years has resulted in 7 published tole books, a line of scrapbook papers, multiple magazine projects and over 200 pattern packet designs.  I started exhibiting at The Heart of Ohio Tole convention in 1996, along with other conventions across the country and currently still exhibit at Hoot.  I travel teach in various states at chapters and guilds, individually owned shops and at chapter retreats.  I strive yearly for a minimum of 10 news designs, but frequently design more than that, so please visit my site often to see what is new. 

Thanks again for visiting my site.  I hope you find my designs fun and the time you spent visiting my site enjoyable.