I grew up in Germany near Stuttgart. I learned to knit and crochet from my grandmother before I went to school and have been working with fiber ever since. I learned weaving in 1987 and furthered my weaving/fiber education through workshops and classes both through the AAFG and Black Sheep Weavers Guild as well as MLH.   I have been studying weaving with Alice Griswold for the past six years and am greatly influenced by her understanding of weave structure, fiber and color and employ these lessons in my teaching.  I make my living as a weaver.