Name some artists that have influenced you: My mom, Paul Klee, Hilma af Klint, Henri Matisse, Elizabeth Hazan.

Share an artistic accomplishment you are proud of: One of my favorite things to do in life is to create settings where someone can make their first collage.

That happened recently, and now that person is just as hooked on collage-making as I am. I love that.

Why do you teach art? To me, self-expression is elemental to who we are - as individuals and in community with other people.

It is as core to life as all the other basics. As grown-ups, we don't give ourselves enough time and opportunity to make art. That's why

I teach: to offer adults time and space to create.