I grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and lived in the Dayton area until 1990 when my family moved to South Carolina. We were southerners for 15 years before returning to Ohio. While in SC, I was named Teacher of the Year in 1994/1995, taught photography at The Governor’s School for the Arts, listed numerous times in Who’s Who of American Teachers, and was a red-ribbon winner at the SC State Fair as well as having works accepted annually in juried state fair shows.

Sometimes a phrase in a song or a sentence in a novel will be all that is needed to inspire an image. Often, ideas come from deep emotion or strong beliefs. I find it helpful to be around other artists and to constantly “feed” myself with images of works of art and photography.