I was born in Hawaii and spent my early childhood there until my family moved to Southern California.  I have loved drawing and painting since I could hold a pencil. I would carry my sketchbook everywhere I went so that I could draw everything in my imagination and everything around me. The minute I held that pencil in my little hand, I knew it was the ticket to my imagination!  I dreamed of being an artist, wanting to share my ideas with everyone, especially children.