The short story about me:

I design books, paint pictures, hide chocolate like a squirrel (meaning, I don't always remember where I put it), love to hula hoop, am an aspiring student of artistic/figure roller skating, get caught on doorknobs often, look for creative opportunities with EVERYTHING, love looking at academic paintings in person and spending time with my cats and husband. I love COLOR and DETAILS and SECRETS and STORIES and EVERYTHING about the creative process, especially the challenge and the hard work, which means ZERO artificial intelligence included.

There are hidden secrets, wonders and joys of the world right under our noses every day. I enjoy creating art that celebrates the things that are often overlooked and taken for granted. When is the last time you really looked at the sky or the sprightly little rabbit in your yard? What does that dog of yours dream about? I think everyone needs to slow down and pay more attention to what's going on around them. With a little creative license, I aim to show you a magical way of looking at ordinary things. 

Some more detailed info about me:

In the recent past, my specialty was designing and illustrating album covers for a wide variety of recording artists across a great spectrum of music genres. My client list included Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Glen Phillips, Peter Tork, 88.5 WXPN and Austin Music. I have also done freelance work on games, books, toys, and textiles for clients including Wizards of the Coast, HitPoint Press, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw Hill, and Running Press Books. Currently, I design books for Bookbaby in every genre and style that comes across my desk, and I create works for gallery shows in the U.S. and worldwide.

My original artwork has exhibited at Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY; Abend Gallery, Denver CO; Nucleus Portland Gallery, Portland OR; Outré Gallery, Australia; Quirky Fox Gallery, New Zealand; WOWxWOW Gallery Online; IX Gallery Online; Canton Museum of Art, OH; IKON Images: The Illustration Gallery, Canton OH; Society of Illustrators, NY; The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA; Philadelphia Sketch Club; Rosenwald-Wolfe Galleries, Philadelphia, PA; and in the October Shadows exhibition in Altadena, CA. I have two installed exhibits of my art at the Delta Lounges in LaGuardia and JFK airports. More recently my work has been published in Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Vol. 22, Vol. 24 & 25) and in Infected by Art Vols. 3 - 10). I have licensed my original works for a variety of products including greeting cards, puzzles, cross stitch and textiles.

I live with my illustrator husband, Matt Stewart and cats Gwendolyn, Cecily and Georgie in southern New Jersey where at certain spot between trees, you can catch a glimpse of the beautiful Philadelphia skyline in the distance.

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Read my interview with Beautiful Bizarre Magazine here.