What I’m Writing About
Here’s what I’m exploring: the loss of our daughter, creativity, family, navigating cancer, life at 8k, and cultural observations. The In the Studio section is dedicated to my studio life — paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, inspiration, and gardens.
My platform is free, but I welcome pledges. In honor of our daughter, I donate 100% of all proceeds to fentanyl poisoning advocacy, social justice, and LGBTQ vulnerabilities.
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Right Brain Biography
I hike the hills at every available opportunity to peer at things.
I am an obsessive gardener.
I carry my sketchbook everywhere.
I am a ruthless backgammon player.
I think curiosity is a vital organ.
I have a great many ideas and then forget them.
I hate to pack.
I would own ten more dogs, but want to stay married.
I advocate for arts education, the planet, and social justice.
I am always the wrong temperature on airplanes.
There are never enough flowers.
Left Brain Biography
I’ve spent the last thirty-three years working in watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media.
I also taught workshops at many art institutions, including the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado, and the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
I wrote a column for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and steward a small family foundation
I live outside of Aspen, Colorado, with my husband, the writer and producer Daniel A. Shaw, and an assortment of needy dogs.
