I am a native of Walla Walla, Washington State – “The Cradle of Northwest History” according to the brochures.  The daughter of an artist and an electrical engineer, I grew up immersed in art & inventiveness (although I didn't realize it at the time -- I thought everyone's parents were like that!).  We weren't poor, but there wasn't a lot of extra money.  So sometimes it was “make do with what you have, make it, or do without”.  This is not all bad in retrospect. My mother has created art in many media, and my father is a great “tinkerer”.  So I learned to love color and shape, and to put them together in different forms – from fabric arts, to stitchery, to beadwork, to pixel-pushing, to…  who knows what's next?

I have been beading for quite a while, and started beading on vessels several years ago. I enjoy taking traditional techniques and designs, then take a “left turn” and see what happens.  Sometimes techniques learned from other crafts can be adapted to beadwork in an interesting way.  I acquire the items I bead from various sources, from department/variety stores, import shops, florists, thrift & antique stores, and catalogs.  My family supports my habit, picking up unusual items for me from all over.  I never know what I'm going to find – that's part of the fun.

In addition to my bead art, I am continuing to develop my computer graphic skills – I designed & built these pages, and have created graphic art for others.  I am the host of  Pandora's Realm Graphics Forum on Delphi Forums, where we discuss graphics & html, & making great pages!  I am a hopeless font addict.  

Over the years, I have been an administrative assistant, retail clerk, radio announcer, and played viola for 8 years with the Walla Walla Symphony.

I share an apartment in a great old house with two cats (Vladamir & Bastet).   Other interests include avid reading, various crafts, and creating original clothing.

Thank you for visiting my site!  I would appreciate any feedback you care to give.