My Bio and Artwork

I was born and raised in East Los Angeles. I struggled through high school until my senior year when I enrolled in a design class. This is where I discovered my talents. I continued my education in Advertising Design at E.L.A. College with plans of attending U.C.L.A. My education was interrupted by marriage and motherhood.

During the years to follow I divorced and concentrated on raising my son. I held various jobs working as an Engineering Aid, Draftsperson and Graphic Designer (sometimes all at once!) while continuing to take classes whenever possible. I eventually earned a BA degree in Graphic Design. I continued to do freelance graphics and, in the early 70's, handpainted clothing designed by my sister, Olivia, for her Beverly Hills boutique, Bis and Beau, which she co-owned with Priscilla Presley.

I've lived in San Francisco, Sacramento and am now living in West Point, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (Calaveras County).

I am now retired and spend my time illustrating my sister's stories, oil painting, volunteering as a docent at the Indian Grinding Rock State Park and Native American Museum and am involved in many other creative projects. This is the direction that the spirit has moved me.