I grew up in Saugus, an historic town on the north shore of Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Massachusetts College of Art, I moved to Upstate New York to attend the Rochester Institute of Technology. I earned an MFA degree, then worked as an art instructor, graphic designer and artist. My spread-out family has kept me traveling between Cape Cod, Los Angeles and the Gulf of Mexico. These travels have made me acutely aware of trash and toxins in the ocean. My home base is Buffalo, New York. Here I am surrounded by the effects of abandonment and pollution in this post-industrial city. All that I see inspires me to work full-time on my art, using a wide range of materials and techniques to communicate my ideas about people, the environment, and the stuff we throw away.