I grew up amongst the trees of western Michigan, leaving to go to Detroit for art school. The lack of contact with Nature left me with an undefinable sense of loss. I filled that void with sculpture made of natural materials, discovering the power of a reconnection with Nature.

I have been creating sculptural works exploring our spiritual relationship with Nature since the early ‘90’s. With works in national and international shows like Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale 2009, Gongju, Korea, Sculpted Green in Bellevue Washington and local exhibits such as Cool Globes - Hot Ideas for a Cooler planet, now at the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, and Feminist Ecology - Women and the Earth, Koehnline Museum of Art, I have attempted to share my ideas about our need to create a better relationship with Nature as a way to find peace within ourselves and each other. Most recently, I have been commissioned to create an interpretive public art work for the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve.

To create tangible change, I volunteer with many of Chicago’s environmental groups such as Treekeepers, Audubon Society, Sierra Club, North Park Village Nature Center, and Lincoln Park Conservancy through restoration work, tree audits and monitoring.