I spent my early childhood years drawing with chalk in the dark, riding my bike down sand hills, and doing gymnastics. I was born and raised in old mill town Rhode Island. I left at 18 to study art in NYC, first at NYU then Parsons. My paintings have shown in RI, Texas, and in NYC at The New Yorker Magazine Gallery. I'm a designer by day and have worked at The New Yorker Magazine, Travel and Leisure Magazine, Brown University, and UT Austin. I'm a proud member of SCBWI. I live in Austin with my husband Harold, 2 daughters, Annalee and Rell, my dog Boo, and Lo [Read More …]