Creating works of art has been an important part of my life since the age of 4. It was the way I found joy and a way to express myself. I began to take my work seriously in 1969 after my second child was born. Over the last 45 years, showing my work has been limited to private showings in my studio once or twice a year, art fairs and in group shows outside my home. I graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a BA and one year of post graduate work in art in 1992. After visiting Kenya and Tanzania three times from 1987 to 1992, I felt...more