Drawing pictures filled endless hours as an only child growing up in the French Quarter, and my mother and grandparents encouraged it. Art was the lifeline that helped me survive, and I created my first business logos while working at a print shop in the 1980s. A few years later, I earned a B.A. in graphic design, working in digital and traditional media. The need for artists dwindled, and so I went freelance, painting signs for businesses, murals, designing ads, logos, and illustrating stories. In 2003, my return to New Orleans led to selling paintings at local art markets, and making new connections in the artist community. Requests poured in for my watercolor paintings, and I designed posters for the Bayou Boogaloo, the Satchmo SummerFest, and art for movies. I started painting wooden shutters that flip and change pictures, original three-dimensional art. Besides my Etsy Shop, my work is on display in the RHINO Contemporary Crafts Co. gallery in New Orleans, LA. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments!