Born and raised in the North Shore area of Massachusetts nature, art and creativity have always been a part of my life. As a young girl my siblings, cousins and I would gather around our grandmother's dining table to paint ceramics for every holiday. In middle school I loved my "art intensive" class, so much that I elected to take it twice instead of having a free period. In high school my interest in jewelry making and design flourished. More recently I was given the opportunity to learn how to make my own glass beads for my jewlery work, and my fascination with glass as a medium snowballed. I am always looking for new techniques and methods to try in order to expand my product line. I have a home studio where all of my pieces come together. A chemical engineer by day, I enjoy coming home after work and letting my creative juices flow into whatever it is I'm feeling inspired to create that day.