So how did I end up as a photographer? It wasn’t something I planned. I had studied Photography at several different times throughout my life. My love for the subject started at an early age when I lusted after my mom’s Brownie Hawkeye camera. By high school, I had earned enough money to buy my first camera, a Minolta SRT 200. I was excited by the notion of changing lenses and the possibilities that allowed.

During the summer, I studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design. I learned to look at life in a different way, studying my surroundings and capturing them on paper with different media.

In 1976, I left Rhode Island and headed for Boston, attending Boston University’s School of Fine Arts. Between the drawing, painting and sculpture classes, I was able to fit in photography. I studied both black & white and color.

The pictures I’ve taken throughout my life fall into three categories. The first is to document time and events such as the growth of my daughter. The second is studio work for business and the third is for my own creative expression, capturing a moment on film because it tells a story, or because of it’s stunning beauty, or because it moves me. My intentions were never to sell these photos...it was just for me...until...

In June of 2003, a friend, Donna, showed up with a bouquet of gorgeous irises from her husband’s garden. I was moved by their beauty and set out to photograph them. As a thank you for the flowers, I gave Donna a print of one of the images. Unbeknownst to me, Donna brought the image to her art group. She returned the next week with purple irises and reported that her art group loved the photo. She suggested I sell my photos. I took photos of purple irises, printed up a few and showed them to friends. The feedback I received was very positive, but I knew that I was asking friends and that perhaps their opinions were not objective. Within a couple of weeks, Donna and other friends were bringing me flowers to photograph. Marty, my husband and partner, and I decided that maybe we should try a show. We found a local show in Salem, MA. Our expectations were low so it was quite a surprise to have a positive reaction to our booth and our sales were terrific. Could we actually make a living selling my photographs? That would be incredible! I would have an excuse to spend unlimited hours doing something I love.

In December of 2004, Marty and I opened the doors to our studio at 450 Harrison Ave, studio 223a. It’s been successful and quite inspiring to be surrounded by other artists.