I was born in Vancouver and educated and trained locally save for traveling abroad. I took general drawing courses, life drawing in Germany and a year of post-grad work in China.
While working in Europe, I painted the walls of a preschool. That research using children’s story books motivated me to train in the arts. Then, a summer job in Europe following first-year art training brought me face to face with Toulosse-Lautrec at the British Museum. That stone lithograph print inspired me to major in printmaking and specialize in lithography while attending Capilano College, Emily Carr and Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art.