I’ve led a varied professional life and have worked as a musician, photographer, writer, poet, editor, and teacher. My photographs have been featured in over 100 exhibits across the United States, as well as being published in magazines such as American Photo and PHOTO Techniques. My poetry has even been featured on National Public Radio and published in literary journals.

I am the co-author, editor and photographer for You Can Weave!, a book of weaving lessons published by Davis Publications. I am also the author and photographer of Visual/Haiku, a limited edition, hand-bound artist-book of black-and-white photographs and haiku poetry about Japanese gardens in the Pacific Northwest, which was awarded a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council in Portland, Oregon. Most recently, I am the author of Focus on Photography, an award-winning high school textbook published by Davis Publications.

I was the head of marketing communications for cameraworld.com in Portland, Oregon and wrote articles, tutorials and marketing copy for their Website and catalogs, and continue to freelance for clients such as Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland Public Schools and Intellisoft Software. And finally, I received my Masters in Professional Writing from Portland State University, where I recently taught writing and composition.