I was born in 1956 and live in Western New York, not far from Rochester. I've loved making art for as long as I can remember, but for much of my adult life I would draw or paint or take photographs sporadically every few years while engaging in other life activities. I finally decided to go back to school and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York College at Brockport in 1999, where I studied painting and ceramic sculpture. For several years since then I've