Call me a late bloomer. It wasn't until my 40's that I discovered art-making.

When my youngest child started preschool, I enrolled in a drawing class at a nearby art school. I thoroughly enjoyed it and signed up for a painting class next and on it went. What started as a search for simple respite from home life and raising kids unexpectedly morphed into a passion for the visual arts.

I took every art course at the local community college and once I stumbled upon sculpture I enrolled in the course four consecutive times. I was hooked. Cautiously, I started to submit work for exhibits. And when Philip King, the renowned British sculptor, juried and selected two of my pieces for exhibitions in San Antonio, I was elated and encouraged.

Along the way though my art practice took a surprising turn. My wood pieces started to resemble patchwork quilts and this opened my eyes to textiles and to creating work with intention and impact.

I didn’t grow up with arts or crafts in the home. So now, with every project I’m building my fiber-related skills. Needless to say, I make many mistakes but I also learn so much!

Bio

I was born in Seoul, South Korea, and at the age of seven my family moved to the states and settled in Southern California. After college, I ventured further north to San Francisco and happily spent my 20's in the City by the Bay.

Since 2005 I've lived in Austin, Texas, with my husband, our two daughters and a Border Collie rescue.

Education

2009-2012 Studio art studies, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

1997 MBA, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California

1990 BA, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara