I have had over twenty years of experience as a professional artist/designer. I am available for consultation, design and painting of landscapes and commissioned works including fine oil painted portraits. Bids and drawings provided before work is started.

In the summer of 2007, my former husband and I bought andremodeled a century-old house in Waterville, Washington. Thedestination banquet hall and art gallery served Southern-style foodpaired with fine local wines and gourmet coffees. My prior businessexperience in design, sales and marketing was utilized in the offeringof a unique event venue and in hosting special occasions and family-style dinners in a comfortable rural setting. The restaurant is stilloperating, but under new ownership.

I owned and operated a full-service interior design company and alsopainted murals in residential settings as well as some commercial (i.e.,restaurants and hotel lobbies around the western states. I representedmy clients and served as liaison with custom builders and architects.In addition, space planning as well as design and specification of allsurface finishes and detailing plus furniture layout and procurementwere included in the scope of work.I handled purchase orders and resale of product and all of my ownbookkeeping with QuickBooks Pro, up to year's end accounting. Ienjoyed the creative process, but even more, the communications withthe client and the challenges of securing their desires within budget.Clients were referrals over the course of fifteen years; and I wasprivileged to work on second and third residences in several cases.During this period I also contributed to my community by conductingDIY classes in painting and faux finishes. I also curated a customartisan-made furniture show for two years, which was successfullyattended by designers from all around Seattle. A catalog was producedby my corporation and used for years thereafter by buyers to accessthese unique artisans

I held freelance, commissioned sales positions for a commercial printing company that is now based out of Los Angeles, located in Seattle and for Zellerbach premiumprinting papers. I was responsible for developing my own leads,initiating sales calls, closing sales, and follow-through on the clients'projects from color separation to midnight press-checks. This was afast-paced, exciting business that has changed radically with digitaltechnology since the offset lithography days when I was active in the commercialad world.With Zellerbach, I was responsible for doubling the specifications fortheir exclusive coated printing papers in the first year I was there. Icalled on Boeing and Microsoft's marketing departments and wassuccessful with dovetailing paper and print sales for a California-based web printer bypresenting product and education to their clients' marketing departments and to several Seattle area adagencies. I also traveled to Alaska where I succeeded in securing new business from the state's Visitors Bureau in Juneau and from several large ad agencies in Anchorage.Between stints in the commercial print business and the formation ofThe Gilded Lily, I also managed an office for John L Scott Real Estatein Bainbridge Island for a year, in 1992. I loved my job there as Igreeted customers and handled ads and contracts for twelve realtorsand served as personal secretary to the broker while moonlighting as a faux-finisher and mural painter. Then my business, TheGilded Lily became more lucrative and I resigned from real estate and moved on to more creative interests.