“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” ― Albert Einstein

As a little girl my bedroom was overflowing with stuffed animals and Breyer horses. My shelves overflowed with books on dog breeds, nature and wildlife alongside my sketchbooks filled with drawings of them. I loved biology, anatomy and art (especially sculpture) in school and I always looked forward to the next field trip to the farm or science museum. As a child I raised a puppy, had pet rats and a hedgehog. My first job was training horses at a stable. Now I have a small farm nestled in the mountains of western Maine and most of my time is spent tending to my animals and observing the wildlife that is so abundant around me. I get so much enjoyment from felting animals because through it I am able to express my appreciation for nature and bring back the feeling I had as a child, when the world was simple and animals could talk.

Using my hands to create beautiful and useful things is central to my life. I have been drawing pictures for as long as I can remember and I still love to take out my sketch book and doodle from time to time. I’ve also tried my hand at oil painting, watercolors and hand spinning yarn. I even worked as a carpenter for a couple years and I still get a lot of enjoyment from the odd home improvement project. Whatever the medium, I’m never happier than when I am creating something with my hands!

So now I needle felt lifelike miniature animals with wool from my own sheep. I am completely self-taught and I hand dye many of the colors with plants from my garden and the forest around my house in Maine.

Ainigmati ( pronounced ah'ee-nig-ma-tee ) is a Greek word that means darkly, a mystery, or literally an enigma - a riddle or unanswered question. This word explains the philosophy that motivates my work. Nature holds much that is half revealed and we ourselves possess a hidden mystery.
I offer a glimpse of the mystery I see behind reality.

'For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face... '
Biblical scripture