I have had a lifelong passion for animals and nature - always sketching and painting horses, dogs, cats, birds and goldfish. Additionally, flowers are very dear to me.

Currently, I am wire wrapping genuine tumbled gemstones, along with semi-precious stones, and cubic zirconia, using Sterling Silver, non-tarnish copper and non tarnish brass. I do use some nickel silver, and other findings and wire wraps where needed.

Throughout the years, I have attended community  college art classes. My latest endeaver was studying  under Cherie Salerno, her classes are challenging and always exciting.

Alongside of my artistic interests, I also have shown dogs, silver toy poodles. The  breed standards fascinate me. My whimsical, casual painting was directly influenced by these breed standards.

I belong to the West Suburban Artist Guild. In 2005 I  decided to enter art shows.

I have worked  with different artistic medias, such as mixed watercolor/tempera, watercolor, acrylic and pencil. My surface format was board, paper or canvas.

 I am also the president of a janitorial supply company started in 1995. I have always enjoyed seeing customers and learning from them everyday.

I now have a website  "basementloftstudio.net