I was born in Baltimore Maryland, but have resided on Long Island New York since 1964. I graduated from S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook in 1977 with a major in Fine Arts and a minor in Art History. I also attended Maryland Institute of Art, the School of Visual Arts in New York City, L.I.U. in South Hampton, the the New York Academy of Art.  Besides my formal education I have participated in several doll making workshops.

For over 20 years I worked as a freelance textile designer in the home furnishings industry, plus doing designs for over the counter fabrics. At the same time I pursued my own personal fine art work. I belonged to the Ceres Gallery in New York City for over 12 years. In additional to showing in the Ceres Gallery, I have had 12 one person shows plus many group exhibitions both juried and invitational; five of which were doll shows.