I grew up on a dairy and chicken farm in upstate new york. M0ved to Utah at 15 where my dad was an airport manager. Learned to fly and got my pilot license. .Went to snow college and USU and started teaching in Vernal Utah, Moved to Alaska and taught school for 20 years. I now live in Hawaii and am free to devote my time to painting, I paint in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and on silk . I also dye gourds the Hawaiian way.