Studied Commercial Art and Advertising Design and received my degree in 1991;
then decided to go back to school in 1994 to learn more about computer graphics.
This study was in Raleigh, North Carolina at the School of Communication Arts.
Studied in Florida in 2000 for web design at Seminole Community College.

I started out in photography, as a photographer's assistant.
I did a lot darkroom and restoration work which was actually the main part of my job.
The restoration work was done mostly on copy materials.

Spent 15 years working as a graphic designer in publishing. Lived in Orlando, Florida
for 12 years. In 2011, moved back to North Carolina, currently residing in Fayetteville.

Since age 10, I have worked with pastels. I have dabbled in watercolor and a little acrylic
but I always come back to where I began with pastel, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink.

I started doing stippling and pointilism when I was a teenager. It is a style of impressionism that
I tend to come back to often. It takes much longer to do those pieces but, the end
results make it worthwhile.

Photography is another tool I use. I strive to create a mood or flow with colors and shapes.

Nature is one of the best guides for designing, creating and getting inspiration. I get inspired by many things. I believe
in always keeping open eyes to all that is around, not just within my field of design and art but in all the forms of art.

In my work, my aim is to leave the impression that wasn't there before with a fresh perspective on form and color.

A hobby of mine is collecting mineral specimens. I started a collection about 6 years ago. I joined
the Central Florida Mineral and Gem Society in 2008 and I served as President in 2009.
It was at this society that I learned more about lapidary arts which is something
I continue to pursue and practice. I have another website, Breadstix Designs.
Breadstix Designs is my art jewelry and polymer clay pieces.