I am an artist .. a pragmatic Capricorn.. living in the remote mountains of New Mexico. An off grid, solar powered lifestyle.
Acadian-French Cajun/Mi'kmaq ancestry.

After a lengthy career in the media.. rock radio & TV.. I now collaborate with tribal women in Central America.. the Kuna tribe and help to create an economic avenue for Indigenous artists. Rewarding work!

My two feisty felines rule my roost and I am all for it! Chief Cat aka head of household is black, white and very intense yet playful. I guess you could call me her surrogate! We love to have fun here in our neck of the woods..

Yes.. that is me in the photo below.. I am the one wearing the hat.. :))

Nature, art, music, hiking, yoga, cooking, gardening, reading +

My area of study has been Pre Colombian art and tribal art of the Americas. I also love to travel the world and learn about cultures other than my own!

Also an animal rights activist! My art is all about the animals.. and preserving habitat in Central and South America.

I especially love mythology.. Joseph Campbell and Native American non fiction, myth and legends. I enjoy Creation stories and art from Arizona and New Mexico about Spider Grandmother, Spider Woman & Corn Mother. This painting shows Corn Mother emerging from Sipapu, the opening of the womb of Mother Earth with the help of Spider Woman.



The Keres peoples call her Tse-itsi’nako, Thought Woman, who brought everything into being through the power of her mind.

The Hopi remember her as Kokyangwuhti, who chanted the creation song over the Earth’s twin poles, setting in order stability and circulation.

Legend has it that she created all living beings from earth then spun shining webs of creative wisdom over them and inspirited them with her chant. I love mythology!

In some traditions, old Spider Woman causes Corn Mother -- or her daughters -- to emerge from the underworld as seen in the painting above.. to enliven all beings with her singing. I am enthralled by her stories along with writings about matriarchal, matrilineal tribal societies such as the Hopi, Tewa, Apache, Navajo, Mi'kmaq and Kuna.


This is 'Changing Woman' from the Navajo Creation story.