My career started when I landed a job as a textile designer in the late sixties in NYC. It was a very exciting time. I did that for a number of years. Patterns are still important to my work but inspiration from Nature is key now. I like the idea that you don't see things and then you suddenly do--the camouflage, the changing, and the infinite variety of natural resource. I am a past president of ART PAPERS and have written articles for it and supported the paper for nearly 30 years.