Background

1. •Certified Zentangle® Teacher, Providence, RI; 2011
   

2. •Graduate of Scientific Illustration Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1997
   

3. •Graduate of year-long calligraphy intensive with Reggie Ezell, Seattle, WA 1996
   

4. •Studied at Cooper School of Art (Cleveland, OH), Littschert School of Commercial Art (Cleveland, OH), and years of classes throughout the country in art, photography, Photoshop and calligraphy
   

5. •Experienced speaker and workshop leader
   

6. •B.S. Civil Engineering, Trine University, Angola, IN 1987
   

Who am I really?

A quirky mix of left-brained + right-brained

1. •Lover of country music; lover of classical music
   

2. •Lover of Quentin Tarrantino movies; lover of Shrek
   

3. •Lover of campfires in the wilderness; lover of cool hotel rooms that provide big bars of deliciously scented soap
   

4. •Lover of new technology and all the gadgets that come with it; lover of simple days when fireside popcorn and quiet talk was a big night
   

5. •Lover of soft watercolors; lover of grunge and graffiti
   

6. •I love to laugh, I used to cry... but rarely any more (unless an animal is hurt)
   

7. •Lover of new Levi’s and hiking boots; lover of faded Levi’s and worn out hiking boots
   

8. •Most of all, lover of life, family, friends, creative arts, dogs, and new challenges