Art enables us to find ourselves and
lose ourselves at the same time.
Thomas Merton
About Me.
Creativity and contemplation have been at the heart of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I loved creating simply for the joy of it—without an agenda, expectation, or end goal. I became completely immersed in the creative process, fully present to the colors, textures, sounds, and experiences around me. I was equally drawn to silence and solitude, finding nourishment in stillness and reflection.
Those early experiences continue to shape my life and work today. For more than 30 years, I have explored meditation, yoga, and contemplative practices while teaching art, creating my own artwork, and guiding others on their creative journeys. At its essence, contemplative creativity is about deep attentiveness—a way of being fully present with an open mind, heart, soul, and senses. It invites us to meet each moment with curiosity, awareness, and wonder. To be a contemplative artist is not about producing perfect art; it is about engaging wholeheartedly in the creative process. Through intention, imagination, and creative action, anyone can access the transformative power of the arts to deepen self-awareness, foster well-being, and support personal growth.
I believe that when we create with presence and purpose, we open ourselves to healing, insight, and transformation.
Photo Credit: Photosynthesis
Join me and learn how to turn creative expression into a meditative and contemplative practice!
Education
Ph.D Expressive Arts
EGS University
Saas-Fee Switzerland
My love of travel led me to a doctoral program in Switzerland where I lived and learned in an international community of creatives. While there I explored the many facets of the expressive arts: visual, creative movement, music, drama and writing/poetry and discovered the discipline of helping and healing that uses the arts as its basis for discovery and change.
M.F.A. Weaving + Textile Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
After traveling throughout South America for several months I fell in love with all things textiles. Once home I took a beginning weaving class and the passion took hold. I spent time living and working in a small weaving school in northern Vermont before finding my way to graduate school ultimately earning a degree in textile design and weaving. Today I practice and teach a variety of “slow” textiles techniques that include weaving, surface design, embroidery, spinning, and felting.
REACE
(Registered Expressive Arts Educator/Consultant)
International Expressive Arts
Therapy Association
After many years of teaching and maintaining a personal expressive arts practice. I applied to become a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant/Educator through the International Expressive Arts Association. I wanted to become part of a global community of experts who provide integrative/multimodal expressive arts to others to help them reclaim their innate capacity as human beings to be creative.
