We are One.

my ancestors  come from Scotland, France, Spain, and Brazil.  I live in the beautiful county of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara and a member of the esteemed Santa Barbara Woman's Club.  In recent years, I discovered my increasing fascination with almost everything around me.  The challenge lies in catching up making them all infinitely tangible for all to en-joy.

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we are what we create

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... sweet and sultry, cerebral yet emotional.  I have high sensitivity and empathy to people from which can be viewed as weakness.  But as I continue to evolve I come to realize that it is actually a strength.  Of course I have been burned before when I allowed myself to get too close to the flame.  I even wished I would be numb.  But then I would rather risk that than to numb myself completely of others' emotional landscapes.  Everyday I choose to hold the fire close to me, keeping me warm with the risk of getting burned again to continue feeling deeply, first for myself, channeling internal and external inspirations towards creation, then for others and the world around me maintaining the strength to truly care.  With this, I channeled this perceived weakness in to my creations.   

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beginnings with no end

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my fascination and inspiration to draw began in the most rough of times in childhood. Coincidentally, it was also when my Father had gifted me a photo book of the Renaissance Arts on my 12th birthday.  To this day, I revel in the likes of "The Birth Of Venus" by Botticelli, am intrigued by Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights", and in absolute awe of Gustave Moreau's "Salome Dancing Before Herod", to name a few.  They soothe me through rough moments bringing me to distant lands while expanding my imagination. 

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 inner voice  

 

enduring the heart-wrenching loss of my family, recently in April 2023,  I weep, I hide, I break, but I feel compelled to rise again.  I refuse to allow the shackles of grief to prevent me from cultivating joy.  Yes!  An inner voice continues to whisper in my ear ... "you are your familys’ legacy”.   And you can too!

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Thank you for holding this space to get to know me and my world.  I hope my journey brings you hope and inspiration.

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