At the age of 38, while working as a Crisis Counselor, an agitated psychiatric patient attacked me, attempted to break my neck, rendering me permanently disabled and nearly losing my life. Since that time I have been exploring this brave new world of the Disabled Artist. When I became disabled, I had to lie on my back and be still.
In this state, I began marking up discarded CD discs and liked the reflective effect. My art came about because of meditation and prayer. Some of the pieces generated are rather abstract, but still have a spiritual aspect.
In 2005, I began to make my artwork with the Interact Center, a one-of-a-kind organization dedicated to work with disabled artists and actors.
I am an artist and performer as well. I work with balloon animals at community events. I enjoy helping people and having them laugh aloud when I work.
