Born and raised in California. I found a love for photography at age eight when my father would let me play with his cameras, though it would be years before I actually took on the art of photography. At age nine I took on the art of music becoming a flutist and still play to this day. When I became a wife and mother I dedicated my life to my family. I then turned to learning the art of photography that I loved so much as a child so that I could capture moment of my children growing up. I don't consider myself a photographer. I consider myself an artist. When I started my work I would shoot as a family and wedding photographer capturing photographs for others and met wonderful people along the way. I eventually realized I wasn't happy doing that. As life threw at me the death of my father who had leukemia and then, that same year, my mother being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's I made the choice to become one of her caregivers and didn't have time to shoot for others and I needed to be happy and have the inner peace I needed to make me whole again. I decided I wanted to capture what I saw and gave up shooting for others and concentrated on capturing what I wanted through my lens. I do have a love for creating black and white images more than color. I love the dark moody feeling that black and white can bring out. The emotions I can feel from black and white images I create can be reached from deep inside my soul. Creating art has been a huge stress reliever for me whether it's through my camera or my flute. I have designed the life I love through my visions making my happiness a priority.
