My Grandmother tells a story of me drawing horses in a little spiral notebook in church when I was three years old. I've been drawing horses ever since. Of course, I have branched out a little since then, but my love remains with them.

I grew up with my mother in California & Utah. I first came to Alaska when I was 12 years old where I would live adventures with my bush pilot father in the summers around Nome and Fairbanks. After working on a BFA in Printmaking at Utah State University, I moved back to Alaska and in addition to my art, became a framer.

Currently, I live in Anchorage, Alaska and work out of my studio at Frame of Mind, Custom Framing and Gallery. I'm mother of Calvin, born in 1997 (the baby bear in the first of the Bear Series)& Lyle, born in 2007 (the baby bear in the 4th of the Bear Series)& wife of Rory Hausser (papa bear in the 4th of the Bear Series). I am working primarily in watercolors & monotypes. I enjoy incorporating my framing skills into all my works.