I have been working with art glass since 1990. After completing a bachelor's degree in Psychology at CSULB, I realized that I hadn't taken but 1 art class in all those 4 years. I felt some satisfaction, yet a bit stifled, working as a counselor in a group home for abused and neglected children. I went to the local junior college and it was either pottery or stained glass. I didn't know squat about either one. So, you can only imagine which class won out. I learned tons and went the following summer to an intermediate stained glass class. That was even more liberating. I can't remember the teacher's name, but she was fantastic!

I decided I just had to do something more creative with my life and soon found a new job working at a stained glass studio in Downey, CA. Linda, the owner was equally liberating. She encouraged me to create my own designs and my talents continued to grow. This was in the early 1990's and fused glass was just beginning to be popular in the art glass world. Linda sent me to a glass fusing class to learn fusing and slumping so that I could teach her how to use the second hand kiln she had picked up for the shop. It was so much fun and we made some great stuff to display in the store.

Since then I have had a short stint of working on my own out of my house and then as an office manager for a large beveling and art glass company (www.beveldine.com). In 2006 my husband and I had the opportunity to move to this wonderful mountain community of Crestline, CA. He does his music thing (www.attackhead.com) and I do my glass thing. Please take the time to check out my gallery and I would love to hear any questions or comments you have.