“Anyone can be creative.  You just have to find your niche.”


	I moved to the Kelso/Longview area in 1975 to teach Family and Consumer Science at Huntington Junior High.  Before that, I was in Kent teaching.  My Dad was career Navy so we spent some time travelling through the US while I was growing up.

	My Mom was a very creative person, so that was something that I grew up doing.  I learned how to knit from my Mom and crochet from a family friend.  Although I had never done much with that knowledge until I took a felting class.  I was hooked!  

I don’t felt as much as I used to but I still enjoy the uniqueness of it.  It has been a lot of fun working with different yarns, techniques, and embellishments to create something special. When felting, I never quite knew how a particular project	 
would turn out until it was finished.  Some projects have been challenging while others have been fairly easy.  I have broadened my scope to include hats, fingerless gloves and scarves.
	
	My work has also been displayed at the BCJ Gallery in Morton, The Morgan Arts Centre in Toledo, and the ARTrails Gallery in Centralia.