About the Artist

Just about the time I became interested in gourds, my family and I started taking vacations in the southwest. I never realized how much I loved the desert and the Native American Indian Culture until we started visiting a number of petroglyph sites. At last, everything began to fall into place – gourds and petroglyphs, petroglyphs and gourds…a terrific match.

From the beginning of my gourd working days, I have believed the gourd should be honored. Just holding a gourd and feeling it’s smooth texture is very calming

and there is something peaceful, yet powerful about the everlasting nature of the gourd. It is truly a gift from nature.

Creativity is my biggest draw back. I get "stuck" for new ideas, but I keep exploring and sharing ideas with friends and the creative juices begin to flow again.

Gourding can be very solitary work - maybe you know the look from your family, co-workers and friends. That blank stare after you have been going on and on about gourds. That being said, the one bit advice I would give anyone in the art world, is to build a network of friends that love the same thing you do. I have met a countless number of people that are truly life long friends - even after the "Gourding" stops.

I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and studied graphic arts at the University of Arizona. In 1974 I visited my parents in Coronado, Ca and never went back to the desert. Five years later, I met my husband on a blind date. We married and have two beautiful children. 29 years later we're still going strong.