First Photographers

For now this page represents the undisciplined "wild child" artist who created from the heart, from the need to, no rules, no boundaries, exploring many projects, many mediums. Some projects were inspirations, challenges, or a dream to fulfill. Some artwork was used commercially, community organizations, business use, events, well the list goes on....I did many custom pieces as well which always made me nervous. I did a lot of artwork in my Thompsonville community I was too busy doing the real estate stuff to earn my keep so I was not able to devote time to building a career in art then. But this is the beginning of Chapter two. 

My first dream at 18 was to be a fashion designer though it sounds cliche my mom used to draw and sew,and it felt right-- coincidentally she went to school with the infamous Betsy Johnson. On my French side, my great aunt was a fashion designer in France during wartime. I know now that in my level of vulnerability at 18 even though I was focused on the dream --I could not have moved to NYC. Later I went frequently to do movie and TV work but I drove home. 

As a kid I was always making greeting cards, pretend advertising and faux product labels, I would do cartoons and characters. One special little character I designed I submitted to Enesco company, but it wasn't time. I did ironically do a mayonnaise label, I created the concept and the artwork and it is still in use today from the 90's. I have business signage and logos still in use as well from back then. So that's something.

I am starting over. Moving away from the real estate and property management I struggled with for years as I had been re-traumatized there too.. I had decided in 2023 I needed to learn a discipline and I finally broke my rule of structured learning in order to grow up and keep the wild child energy but apply her to the real world-still scary for me. This website creates a foundation for me to show my skills as I build a professional portfolio to be a surface designer. They say an artist has to have a "story" for their collections and inspirations. mmm. check.