Bio

I take my name from my grandmother—a name that signifies origin and inheritance; the root beneath the rock.

I have been painting since I could hold a brush. My family supported my creativity and I was encouraged to make art a part of my daily life. My mother, an artist, was an important influence, and the natural world was my primary teacher. As a child, I had the freedom to paint expansively—transforming walls into murals and living spaces into informal galleries. By adolescence, I was receiving commissions.

My professional path unfolded outside the studio. I worked in local television in Ohio and Boston, collaborating with highly creative teams, before transitioning to the nonprofit sector in New York, where mission-driven work and collective purpose shaped my understanding of storytelling and impact. Throughout these years, painting remained an undercurrent rather than a centerpiece.

The early months of the COVID pandemic marked a turning point. Spending long hours outdoors, I observed the blooming and vitality of the natural world—hawks, herons, woodpeckers, trees—continuing to thrive amid global stillness. This period catalyzed a shift in my visual language, giving rise to yellow skies and purple trees. Landscapes that moved beyond representation toward states of transition and encounter, the ambiguity of restless and sustained connection with all life on Earth. It was during this time that I committed to keeping art at the center of my life.

Now based in Western Massachusetts, I actively paint and exhibit my work, and continue to learn from accomplished artists.

I currently divide my time between studio practice and my work at the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Both worlds inform my perspective: one rooted in service and collective responsibility, the other in attention, presence, and relationship with the natural world. With my paintings, I explore the interconnection and kinship between humans and the Earth’s living systems that sustain us. We are nature, after all. We are one with all.