I am an American Photographer and Designer living in the Loire Valley, France with my husband, Michel, my 2 Weimaraners, Ellie and Bella and Agate the cat. Photo Graphiste is a title often employed in France that works perfectly for my own career blending of photography and graphic design.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon. While there, I studied fine arts, photography and theater arts. Since, I have taken numerous classes and seminars.
While living in San Francisco, I worked in professional photographic services as well as being a freelance photographer. I was also a professional Hand Colorist, and had many editorial and commercial assignments. I also taught classes at professional venues for Kodak and was a guest instructor at the Academy of Art in S.F.
Photographic services melded into Digital Imaging. (I started with Photoshop 2.0!) Digital Imaging melded into Graphic Design. I have worked for a number of national and multi-national companies including designing for Pepsico, Thomson’s Electronics, Ernst and Young and Macy’s West. I also ran my own graphic design studio.
Since moving to France, I’ve had the opportunity to close the circle and pick up photography again, enriched by my journey into digital imaging and design. I’m currently working on a series of flowers “presented” in a slightly nostalgic antiqued – grunged frame.
