About the Artist

Unassuming, unfussy, and understated - both the art and the artist. I work from my small, home-based studio in San Francisco. Mostly self-taught, I am inspired by food, flora, landscapes and humans. My work can be described as simplified, stylized and generally embodying a feeling calmness - perhaps in response to balancing much of life outside my studio which holds so much suffering, injustice and anxiety. My most recent work is primarily in acrylics, but I jump into other mediums to rest my brain, regroup and experiment. These include watercolor, paper collage, fabric and thread.

Though I have loved the visual arts from the age of 10, born the first child of conservative, immigrant parents (you’ve heard this story before), I graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in business.

I worked in the corporate world for twelve years, which eventually landed me in California, a place I dreamed of living in since I was a kid. Never having lost touch with my creativity, I started my own creative business as a graphic designer the same year my first son was born, 2005. Wanting to feel closer and more personally connected to the artwork I was creating, I began painting in watercolor, incorporating my original art into my graphic design work.

I love the work of San Francisco’s own Richard Diebenkorn. His figures, landscapes and sketchbook work are an endless source of inspiration and joy.

My work has earned me a finalist position in Martha Stewart’s American Made contest, a mention by Megan Markle in People magazine, as well as mentions on PopSugar and StyleMePretty.

I also have work that is exclusively available on minted.

I live in San Francisco with my husband, my two college kids - when home - and two canines, a goldendoodle and a wee rescued mutt. In my free time, I may be spotted walking the Land’s End trail, at Stern Grove with the pups, in Golden Gate Park…essentially, at one of San Francisco’s many beautiful parks.

The Stationery + Paper Goods Business

I have a small boxed card textile collection labeled Fig & Tulip. Letterpress cards are printed on gorgeous, thick 100% cotton paper. Flat print cards and envelopes use paper with at least some recycled content and some are also printed on 100% cotton. All Fig & Tulip products are designed by me and most are printed in the San Francisco Bay Area.