In fact I was born in San Francisco, California and didn’t move away until I had kids of my own. As you might expect, I was immersed in a vibrant exposition of diversity from day one because my mother was in love with ‘The City’ (as we natives called it) and took me to every museum, art exhibit and cultural event possible: Ringling Brothers, the DeYoung Museum, the Bolshoi Ballet, the National Horse Show...Somehow in the mad whirl I decided I was an artist. My imagination transported me to magical places and my hands had to fill any available space with what I was ‘seeing’. My...more
