My Story

Everyday I look outside, and think, "How lucky I am!"

 By the lake, just outside of Zurich. A fond visit with a fellow textile school alum.

I studied textile design in Zurich, Switzerland under Johannes Itten of the Bauhaus. This one-of-a-kind training opened up my world--from designing fabrics for French fashion houses, to working as a floral designer for American Greeting Cards and creating China patterns for Mikasa. Color is everything. It is the most vital, transforming element in my compass, more so than subject matter or form. Color challenges and excites. And searching for just the right amalgams—bold or subtle—takes a musing (and sometimes amusing) course. When those elusive colors do magically collide...it's a golden moment. Born near Avignon, France and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, I am so fortunate to live in some of the world’s most beautiful places--and inspiration sources. This has never been more true than here in Carmel Valley, California, where I've made my home for the past 35 years.

The hills of Carmel Valley.