Basic Information:

Born:    May 23, 1945, in Auburn, Washington (Gemini, Rooster)

Raised:    Military dependent child raised mostly overseas until age 12. Parents retired in Puyallup, Washington. Graduated from Puyallup High School in 1963.

Family:    One older sister, Sharon, in Wisconsin. Married to John Morrell (retired forester). One daughter, Jennifer, born 1979.

Education:    BA, English literature 1971, teaching certificate 1974, working on BA at University of Alaska (focusing on ceramics) in spare time.

Media:    Watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, wood engraving, intaglio, serigraph, china painting, thrown and handbuilt ceramics.

Shows:  1987, Artists Cove Gallery, Sitka, Alaska; 1986 and 1995, Alaska Pacific Bank,  Sitka, Alaska; 2004 and 2005, Juneau Arts & Humanities, Juneau, Alaska.

Galleries:  Juneau Artists Gallery, Sitka Artists Cove, various gift shops throughout the Pacific Northwest where my prints are distributed by Taku Graphics.

Artists’ Statement:

For close to twenty years I have been selling screen prints, block prints, and paintings in Southeast Alaska. My favorite subjects are children, animals, and seascapes. The last few years I have indulged my fascination for ceramics, especially handbuilding and overglaze. I've gone back to school at the University of Alaska to get another degree, this time in art, focusing on ceramics. 

My husband and I spend a lot of time on the waters of Southeast Alaska, and I enjoy taking a sketchbook or watercolors out and painting what I see.