About Us

I have been creating art ever since I was a small girl. I teach art to children and adults. When I was pregnant for the first time I was fascinated with this life growing within me. At the time, I was meeting with a group of women working with clay and I was inspired to create a vessel that would hold this experience, empowering and honoring the upcoming birth. This also became the birth of Mother Art. This work connects me to my own experience as a mother, through birth and nurturing, and connects me to the entire life process.

My art celebrates the mystery of life, the incredible beauty of birth and the bond with our children and the whole family.

Mother Art is located in my garden studio behind my home in Chico California. I have a variety of mediums that I like to work in: clay sculpture, jewelry, vessels and masks; painting, mosaic, and drawing. I am thinking of you when I make my art.

For many years I have exhibited my Mother Art line at lactation consultant and midwifery conferences. I have enjoyed the responses that I receive about my work and I deeply respect the work of these professionals.

I have worked as an art educator and substitute teacher for nearly twenty years after graduating from UCSB with a B.A. in art in 1979 and CSUC with a teaching credential in 1986. As a member of the Chico Art Center, I have been included in several group shows and have participated in COBA in 2004 and 2006, and in Open Studios in 2005 and 2006. I’ve also had two solo shows at the Upper Crust Bakery in 2005 and 2006. My work has been purchased for private collections and I have completed many commissioned pieces, including 3 large murals for Circus Circus, Reno in 1984 and 1985.