I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. We were able to take long vacations up at my Grandmother's place in the farm country of Northern California. I always felt more like a 'country girl' at heart. I remember (and still have) the very first drawings I ever did. I was three years old and Mom labeled them 'cow' and 'bird'. I was hooked from then on. I took every art class I could get my hands on in Junior High and High School. I later majored briefly in commercial art followed by visual...more