I began my creative life in the theater as a set and costume designer (MFA Yale Drama School 1978) I have created sets and costumes for Juilliard School, Yale Repertory Theater, Alaska Repertory Theater and Wayside Theater in Virginia among others. Although I no longer work in the theater, many of the skills and techniques I learned there have been useful to me in the studio.

My work features strong narrative content, much of which is based on myth, fable and fairy tale. My aesthetic has also been influenced by my interest in the Chicago Imagists, aboriginal art, Persian miniatures and outsider art.

I have shown my work extensively in New York and Chicago, and I am currently represented by A.I.R. Gallery in New York.