Born in 1971, I grew up in the small town of Point Pleasant, N.J., and have lived at the Jersey shore for most of my life. As a self-taught artist, I expressed my creativity through practicing any form of art I could get my hands on! In 1997, I landed a job with a local newspaper, doing graphic design, and finally got my chance to shine. I married my husband Michael in 2001, and continued to work until the birth of my son in 2002.

It was not until July 2006 that I started to sculpt. My sculpting experience up until then was limited to my annual "mashed potato" sculpture on Thanksgiving day when I was a teen! A close artist friend encouraged me to try my hand at sculpting dolls. By then, I was a busy mom of two, and hardly had time to think! I craved a new artistic challenge, so using my skills to recapture the sweet, fleeting moments of infancy in clay appealed to me. Of course, I fell in love with making dolls immediately, and started successfully selling them on eBay!

All of my babies are brought to life in my Brick, New Jersey home. No molds are ever used in the creation of my OOAK dolls. When I am sculpting, it is as if my hands are being guided by the personality of the baby I am creating. It is an amazing feeling to watch one of these precious little "people" emerge. In a strange sort of way, it really is like giving birth - to art! My REAL children, Nicholas and Danica, are my inspiration to continue.

These days, along with offering limited edition reproductions of some of my favorite baby sculpts in various mediums, I have also begun sculpting ball jointed dolls (BJD's). It's truly been a gift to be able to share my art with doll collectors all over the globe.