When I was 6 years old, my mom taught me how to knit, but it was so frustrating I put it down and didn’t pick it back up again for several more years - but before I left elementary school, I had knit myself a pair of slippers (with some help) - and I was hooked. I have been a lifelong knitter, knitting next to my mom and grandma when I was young, and now I have the privilege of teaching the next generation the beauty, simplicity, and soothing nature of my favorite craft.

I eventually went to school for Painting and Art Education, earning degrees in both as well as a teaching certificate for K-12 Art. However, life had other plans for me and I moved to California and found my way into the entertainment industry - I went on to spend 15 years as a VFX and concept artist creating work for my projects you’ve likely seen. Throughout that time I continued to teach and mentor up and coming artists, including college level courses at Gnomon School of VFX.

In my downtime I maintained a side career as a fine artist - exhibiting and selling my work in DTLA at various galleries for several years, and hosted many making-events at my home. Together with our little community my husband and I have taught leather-working, mask-making, sewing machine sewing, and continue to host maker studio weekends at our home.

When I became a mother, the plot twisted again and I knew that I wanted to return to education. I had been looking for a job to be more connected to my community and to physical art-making, and my introduction to Waldorf Education and it’s beautiful community felt like a real homecoming combining all my loves of Story, Process, Ecological awareness, Tradition, and Social responsibility.

I pared back my entertainment commitments and began training in Handwork through the Waldorf School of Orange County - while also learning as much as I could about ink and historical pigment-making from amazing teachers. I re-connected to the power of storytelling and myth-telling through the amazing work of folks like Martin Shaw and Josh Schrei, and felt the amazing power of story, movement, and art first hand through their work. For the first time in a long time I truly felt the possibilities of the vibrant power of community, and a vision grew in me for what was possible.

I began teaching 6-8 grade fine arts at a local public Waldorf school, where I am today. On my off days I teach enrichment classes and workshops to students of all ages, and am an adjunct faculty member at CalArts where I teach creative computing to the next generation of innovative artists