I’ve been an anomaly to other people my entire life. I’ve always marched to the beat of my own drummer (my spirit), and my choices have confused people on more conventional paths. I grew up in the Southeast US--a sorority party-girl. Lived in Atlanta in my early twenties, but I hated the city. I’ve lived in Alaska for almost thirty years. As an ‘empathetic lone wolf’, the energy of people and places can overwhelm me. Not to mention, Alaska is nature on steroids, and its beauty is fuel for my spirit. The things that drive me are making art, reading and writing books, saturating myself in natural beauty, and connecting to soul. I have four creative adult children and six beautiful grandchildren. I want to leave a better world for them.