My mother came here from France when she was twenty. I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. In order to keep in touch with our family, I visit France most summers. What a chance, to be able to enjoy two cultures!
On my first trip to France, when I was ten, I worked with my aunt making glass sculpture, and drawing with her designers. I studied art in college and became more serious at that point.
I graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and art studio. For the past two years I had worked as a Patent examiner of chemical technology applications at the USPTO. At the same time, I continued to study art with professors and friends, reading intensely, visiting galleries and, of course, painting.
My sister also has a dual major. She studies chemistry and writing at Amherst College.