I knew no matter what I chose to do in life it would have to be something relating to animals. My intended career path when graduating from a Southern NH high school, was to be either a pet portraiture or a nature & wildlife photographer. Because I received a partial tuition scholarship, I found myself studying photography at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA.

Right time, right place. On the way home from classes, waiting for the walk signal to change - a little black kitten was thrown out of a bar! I scooped him up, brought him home and named him Ebony (ebonypaws :). He was with me for almost 19 years before he crossed the rainbow bridge at the very beginning of 2013.

Somehow I ended up on the pre-press, retouching side of catalog print production (not animal related). Seeking a way to make a little extra money on the side, I started creating little illustrations to use for pet tags. And now I find myself here looking for other ways to to share my artwork :)