I always dreamed of going to art school, but life got in the way. After 20 years of entrepreneurial success I took a break from the frenzy and enrolled in art school where I earned degrees in sculpture and art history. My studies explored the sign language of clothes and fashion's advertising culture. After post-graduate careers in fine arts museums and academia, my spirit longed to "get back to business" and work with my hands.

My hattery is located in the historic Stutz Business & Arts Center in downtown Indianapolis Indiana, where I'm inspired by the Stutz community of over 70 artists and 120 other creative professionals.