bio

I was born and raised in the Mississippi delta and in 1992 received a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art from Millsaps College. After graduating, I moved to Guatemala in Central America to work in an orphanage for a year before returning to the states to work with abused children in the rural North Carolina mountains.

I moved to New York City in 1998, and completed a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute in 2001. For the next 12 years I worked as a board certified art therapist and mental health professional and pioneered innovative art therapy programs in hospitals, detox units, homeless shelters, and a state of the art AIDS treatment facility.

While working with mentally ill AIDS patients, I felt the need for more knowledge and pursued a nursing education. In 2010, I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from New York University. I worked in psychiatric nursing positions for over a decade and incorporated art therapy into my practice.

I currently reside in Western North Carolina, where I am reconnecting and foraging my artistic path.