My job as an artist is to give a voice to the voiceless, the endangered animals, birds, and their habitats and allow the viewer to tap into their memories of their ancestral roots and wisdom.

When I draw these animals, I feel their essence coming through my hands, expressed in the energy of my mark-making. I feel the animals in my work are visual prayers asking the viewer to remember that once they felt a deep connection to these sentient beings.

Recently I have been painting angels. They more or less pushed themselves into my life, including my second book, the Angels made me do it. My angels are wild, goofy bunch, full of vibrant colors and often humorous, sometimes irreverent.

My art practice in various media has led me to worldwide sacred sites and indigenous cultures. My studies and experiences of spiritual practices are expressed in my artwork. I hold a master’s degree in visual arts from the Institute of Design, Chicago. Later in life, I graduated with Michael Harner from the Three-year Program of Advanced Initiations in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing.

I have taught art for thirty years and have exhibited and sold my work nationally. I have written, illustrated and published two books; Stalking the Sacred and the Angels made me do it.