I see faces in everything, and spend my days delighting in the little things around us - branches dancing, a house that looks like it’s talking, hilarious package designs, the many different colors of green in someone’s lawn. I became an art teacher because I wanted to help people not just make art, but really NOTICE what’s around them. Exploring art enables you to engage differently with the world!

As a teacher, I bring my unique enthusiasm for talking about art, making art, and the creative process to every setting - be it as grand as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or in someone's home. I’m passionate about helping people of all ages expand their imaginations, and focus on process-based art exploration, allowing kids and adults to discover their own creative voice.

Over the past few years many parents of kids in my online classes, inspired by what they see their kids doing, have asked me when I’ll be teaching classes for THEM. And they’re right - so many adults feel disconnected from their innate creativity! As a result, I could not be more excited to be launching my creativity membership for adults, The Uncreatives, to reconnect grown-ups with their inner artist.

As an artist, I’m a bit all over the place, doing whatever strikes my fancy - which is very often book- or story-related. What ties my disparate works together is usually a sense of whimsy. (That said, I’ve been hitting some heavier subjects lately, like my “Pretty Ugly Words” series - I SHAN’T BE PIGEONHOLED! Ha.) Check out some of my art on the “About My Art” tab (and buy some by clicking Buy My Art)!