I spend a lot of time

with plants.

I’m also a mom of two girls in elementary school, married to my college sweetheart. When we remodeled our Central-Florida home that inexplicably has a basement, I claimed half of it for my art studio.

Becoming an “artist” was that thing I knew I’d regret if I didn’t at least try. Now, it’s the reason I veer off the path to look more closely at beautiful things, and the thing that makes me stay up “just 20 minutes longer” because I’m having too much fun to go to sleep.

A little more about me …

  • At the heart of my work is the belief that God is the original artist. My purpose is to preserve each petal or shell to retain its delicate detail so we can be reminded of the wonder outside our doors.

  • Time intensive processes are involved in all works to ensure the highest level of preservation for longevity. 


    Flowers

    • Hand collected materials pressed for six weeks to preserve color - changing the paper every few days at the start to remove moisture and prevent molding

    • Flowers have to be disassembled for pressing and reassembled before arranging 

    • While all pieces have been varnished to preserve color and texture, sunlight and time may lead to some patina of the leaves and petals. 


    Oysters

    • Provided by partnership with local restaurants 

    • Cleaned with bleach then dipped in acid and scraped to remove and debris

    • I drill each hole with a dremel multi tool and hand string or sew each strand of garland, ornament or button bag

  • My dad passed away in the fall of 2022. He was the best. The next summer, I started collecting  and collaging - it began with shells and then became pressing flowers. In hindsight, I needed something to do with my hands to help me process the grief. 


    The nature of creation has always intrigued me. I think being outside collecting materials and watching them during the preservation process helped me heal. I have a Wildlife Ecology degree after all.

    So, I kept collecting, experimenting and failing. My handy husband made a few presses for me. Then, the company that I loved and with which I spent a decade, took a new direction, pushing me to take a leap. In 2025, I designed a Christmas tree for the Orlando Museum of Art’s Festival of Trees, which was my first public display of my creativity and allowed me to think I could do more. 

    My family was so encouraging as our tree is mostly two things: lawyers and creatives. So, I got slotted into the latter. I spent the next few months imagining and organizing collections. I’m now happy to call myself an artist, even though I feel a bit like an imposter.

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