After receiving my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, I pursued a career in the nonprofit world, developing art programs for children of all ages as well as creating training for public school teachers. I enjoyed the hands-on nature of all of my work, but most especially when I could share my passion first hand with the children I met. Their curiosity and sense of wonder was a sustaining spark for my own artistic explorations.

When motherhood called, my full time job became watching my own three remarkable children grow. I continued to explore various kinds of art, dabbling in some children’s book illustration work and other opportunities for design and creativity. As a classically trained pianist I ran my own piano studio for several years as well. I loved sharing this side of the artistic world with all of my talented students. It was in large part due to their creativity and passion for learning that I decided to return to the classroom myself, studying composition and digital music production at Juilliard’s Evening Division. I especially enjoyed combining the world of music and visual arts in my work scoring for pictures. This launched my creative endeavor, 52songsforu, a music video short project with the aim of creating 52 original pieces of music set to videos shot by me (check it out here: 52songsforu).