I grew up on a farm in a small town outside of Richmond, Virgina named Aylett. I graduated from The College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. After college, I moved to Richmond and attended Virginia Commonwealth University where I worked on my Master's Degree in Art History.

I've loved to draw, paint, and work with clay since I was a little girl. My maternal grandmother, Henrietta Flechsing Badraun, gave me my first lesson in oil painting before I was old enough to go to school. She learned from her father, who traveled across the United States in a covered wagon, selling his artwork along the way. I have experimented with many art forms, including acrylic landscapes, graphic design, pottery, cartooning, and children's book illustration. My favorite medium has always been oil painting.