Friends, How It Began
Right after graduating from UC Berkeley with a master’s degree in fine art and design, I had the good fortune of getting represented by an art gallery in North Hollywood. Many of the gallery’s clients are set designers for movies and television shows, and the first show my art was on was Friends! It was a painting of a pepper tree that I was inspired by at Wayfarer’s Chapel – one of my favorite places in the world. http://www.wayfarerschapel.org/
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India
Traveling to India was a dream come true. The food and culture are so different from life in Huntington Beach, CA. While it was amazing for me to go to such an exotic and far-away destination for three weeks, what made it even more enjoyable was...
Ginkgo Trees
The ginkgo tree is a sacred tree of the East and a symbol of love, hope, and unity between opposites. It is also associated with longevity and is known to have medicinal healing powers.
Bowers Museum Healthy Aging Project
I was selected by the Bower’s Museum to be one of the art teachers for a research project in collaboration with Hoag Hospital to study how creativity supports healthy aging and can help prevent or at least slow down the onset of Alzheimer’s.
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