When I was in kindergarten I wanted to be an artist when I grew up, by which I meant I wanted to wear a smock and a beret and paint on a big easel. I still love art, but now I mean making the world around me a little bit more beautiful and useful.

I have a B.A. in Television and Radio Production, with a minor in Art History and Photography from Indiana University. I've been designing with Macintosh computers since 1986. I've worked as a professional photographer for the art museum of the University of Wisconsin, and as assistant director of communications for Montpelier, the home of James and Dolley Madison. I’m currently the Content Coordinator for South Bend Living magazine.

I'm also a bluegrass bass player, singer, and songwriter, and in my spare time I sell antiques and vintage collectibles at modernpoetry.