I am a member of the SDP (Society Decorative Painters, 393 N. McLean Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203) and of the local chapter, Decorative Artists of Texas in Deer Park. In September of 94, I visited Canada and completed 100 hours of study under Priscilla Hauser in her Tole Painting Teachers Program. I received my Accredited Teachers Certificate from Priscilla at that time.

I'm a lifelong lover of Decorative Painting and have persued my love in various ways for many years.

Early on, I was mostly self-taught as I raised my children. In the early 80's, I spent several months studying oil painting under a teacher who had learned to paint studying under Joan Johnson. Then I developed a problem with migraine headaches every time I picked up oils and that's when my fabric painting career began. During the mid 1980's, I had my own tole shop and taught fabric painting there. In 1989, I had a bad snow-skiing accident which left me learning to walk again and I was off my feet for many months. I had to close my shop and now I teach on cruise ships and in a home studio. Amazing what forks in the road sometimes lead to.

I try to attend a couple of conventions a year--and wish it could be more--and take workshops to improve my techniques while still inventing techniques of my own. I have recently begun to paint with oils again observing better safety measures for my health and have had no problems since. And since I lost all those years when I couldn't paint with oils, I plan to live to be at least a 100 so I will have plenty of time left to practice.

I live on a farm (near Houston, TX) with my wonderful husband, Richard. Between the 2 of us we have 13 children (7 are mine, 1 set of twins), 27 grandchildren (28th is on the way) and 1 great grandchild. AND I'm 60 years young! Life has basically been very good to me and I thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for all the blessings he has heaped on me. For whatever talent I may have, and for my wonderful husband and family. I also thank him for answered prayers in times of trouble especially for those lifted up for my brother, Ronnie. To learn about my brother's accident (traumatic brain injury "TBI"), click on the button "Ronnie" below.

My Wonderful Husband

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