I'm a single frond in Mother nature's Web of life. I feel like a beautiful part of an amazing masterpiece that we are all co- creating. Our greatest collaborator, creation itself, encourages me to add creativity and connection to all art and beauty.  I began my career in theater after developing many performance skills in elementary and high school.

I received a BA in Anthropology and Native American studies and later a MA in Education for 'Teaching the Native American Learner' from The Evergreen State College. I served formal apprenticeships with artists Ida Bagus Rai and Ida Bagus Sutarja in Bali, Indonesia, from Duane Pasco and Joe Ives Sr. in Kitsap County WA, and with culture keepers Ed Carriere of the Suquamish tribe, Henry Seaweed and George Melas Taylor of the Kwakwaka'wakw tribe in British Columbia, Canada.