My Story

As a child, I was a quiet observer, captivated by the world around me. I remember running barefoot through the grass, feeling an unspoken connection to the trees, fireflies, and the dark woods beyond my backyard. Nature wasn’t something separate—it was part of me, teeming with mystery and meaning. Those early moments, paired with nights spent gazing at the stars and wondering about the vast unknown, planted seeds of creativity that would later define my life.

Growing up in a home filled with art, music, and books, I was shaped by my father’s photography and my mother’s nurturing love of education. Summers spent camping at folk festivals and exploring the art markets awakened my admiration for the artistry of human hands and the ability of creativity to connect and uplift. I marveled at the beauty artists brought into being, a spark that stayed with me through childhood as I painted, sculpted, and dreamed.

I went on to earn a B.F.A. in painting at the University of Delaware where I first discovered encaustic. Shortly after graduating I began teaching myself the ancient medium through books and experimentation.

At 23, just as I was beginning to fully explore my identity as an artist, I discovered I was pregnant. I put my paints away, uncertain about the safety of encaustics during pregnancy, and devoted myself to motherhood. My children became my world, and I poured my creativity into nurturing and homeschooling them. I painted in the small windows of time that early motherhood allowed.

After several major life upheavals and difficult transitions, I found myself on a new path forward and I returned to my art with a renewed determination.

Through resilience, and faith, I began rebuilding my life. Alongside raising my children, I opened a nature-centered early childhood program, weaving my passion for nurturing children with art and the natural world.

I show my work with Main Street Gallery in Manasquan, NJ and Solace Gallery in LBI, NJ.

Artist Statement

Encaustic is a centuries-old medium of hot wax fused with pigments which I blend seamlessly with other materials such as oil paint, pastels, drawings, gouache, and gold leaf, to create paintings that

feel tactile, alive, and dimensional.

I create landscapes as a way of remembering who we are—before the noise, before the rush, before the world got so digital and disembodied. My art is an invitation to return to the real and the rooted: the glow of a sunset, the hush of an empty field, the wonder that rises when you look up at a sky God painted Himself.

Each piece is a small act of rebellion against the pace of modern life.
A reminder to slow down, to breathe, to stay connected to your inner child and something bigger than the mundane.

I’m not just capturing a landscape, I’m preserving a memory and a feeling. A sense of home, awe, presence, and divine craftsmanship woven into nature itself.