I have loved making art all of my life. My interest led me to earn a Bachelors Degree majoring in art from Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota. Before moving to South Dakota, I was an art major at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. I have been drawing all my life. At both UWSP and BHSC, I improved my techniques in watercolor and as UWSP, I learned gold and silver smithing.