Illustrator in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Local-grown haole. Children’s librarian. Painter of things – mostly produce and angry little girls.

After graduating from Molokai High in 1997, I got my BFA at Ringling College of Art and began illustrating children’s books while working on my Master’s degree at UH Manoa. I finally started oil painting in 2017, once my children were old enough not to poison themselves by eating radioactive paint. My paintings tend to be small, and I try to finish them in one sitting, because I paint mostly on Mondays while the library is closed. My favorite subjects are leafy branches, nuts/fruits, portraits, and chickens. Landscapes are my natural enemy. I work mostly on aluminum panels and paper.