Welcome
This is a space built from early mornings, late evenings, and the deep belief that nothing is impossible — in making, in work, or in life.
By day, I'm a Strategic Program Manager; a person who bridges the gap between strategy and execution, finds what others miss, and builds the framework that turns vision into reality. That same internal eye is what drives everything you'll find here. The ability to see a concept before it exists, to hold the whole picture while working through every detail, doesn't stay at the desk. It comes alive in the work.
Give me a theme, a word, a feeling, or a vision you can't quite put into words yet, and I'll find the form it's been looking for. Foam, wood, paint, fiber, food- the medium follows the idea, not the other way around.
The work seen on this site is a small selection spanning the grand and the personal: large-scale pieces built to fill a space, seen by hundreds, Celtic animal carvings made for commissions and causes close to my heart, and quiet personal work created for the pure joy of crafting. Some pieces are built to transform a room entirely. Others live on a family member's shelf. All of them started the same way, with a concept, a commitment to craft, and the conviction that the vision is always worth chasing.
The same mind that finds the gaps and builds the plan is the one holding the carving tool. This site is what that looks like.
I spend my days as a senior strategy program manager—turning ambiguous goals into clear roadmaps, aligning teams, and delivering complex initiatives. But I've always been someone who needs to create with my hands.
In the margins of a full life, I'm a maker still honing my craft across foam, wood, acrylics, and mixed media. I take on custom commissions through word of mouth: someone shares a theme, a color palette, or just a feeling they're chasing, and I design something that brings it to life. My process borrows from both worlds—I use the same skills that help me navigate stakeholder ambiguity at work to translate conceptual briefs into tangible pieces. AI tools and freehand sketching help me visualize, then I trace, carve, paint, and blend until the work feels right.
I'm entirely self-taught, which means I'm always learning and experimenting. Whether I'm layering colors on canvas, sculpting foam into something unexpected, or crocheting between meetings, every project teaches me something new. I'm selective about what I take on because family comes first, and making is part of who I am—not all of it. But when I commit to a piece, I bring the same discipline and vision I use to deliver programs: I listen carefully, iterate thoughtfully, and don't stop until the dream becomes real.
If you have an idea you'd like to see in the world, and our timelines align, I'd love to explore it with you.
Celtic Animal Carvings: Where ancient artistry meets the animals we love
These pieces bring together the intricate beauty of Celtic design and the creatures that inspire it — each one carved from insulation foam and finished with acrylic, full of knotwork, character, and heart.
This work is personal in more ways than one. Between the demands of a full-time career in program management and an equally full family life, these carvings are where creativity gets to breathe — a little meditative, a little joyful, and entirely worth it. The work here encompasses personal commissions and charity events that support local animal rescues.
These pieces bring together the intricate beauty of Celtic design and the creatures that inspire it — each one carved from insulation foam and finished with acrylic, full of knotwork, character, and heart.
This work is personal in more ways than one. Between the demands of a full-time career in program management and an equally full family life, these carvings are where creativity gets to breathe — a little meditative, a little joyful, and entirely worth it. The work here encompasses personal commissions and charity events that support local animal rescues.
Request was for a Silver Blue Moon and Orange Tabby
Some visions need more space. These are the pieces born from big ideas: commissions and collaborations that called for something truly larger than life. From Masonic celebrations to Hogmany Celebrations with the St. Andrews Society of Mid Maryland, to brewery logo conceptual design, each one started with an ambitious concept and became something that could hold its own in a grand space. Evening events have even called for a little glitter, and it always delivers.
All of it carved from insulation foam, finished with acrylic, and built in the early mornings and late evenings of a very full life. If you have a vision that needs room to breathe, you're in the right place.
Washington, DC | Theme: Bridgerton
When the request came in for the 2025 Scottish Rite Biennial Ladies Luncheon, I had six weeks and a challenge: create two grand archways inspired by Bridgerton—a show I'd never seen. What I did have was a theme, a vision for elegance, and the skills to figure it out as I went.
The result: two mixed media archways standing 11.5 feet tall, 8 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. The main structures and 20 decorative appliques were hand-carved from foam, then finished to bring the Regency-era aesthetic to life. From concept to installation, this project was about translating grandeur into something that could transform a modern ballroom into another world.
I built these in my garage between managing programs during the day and being present for my family at night. This is what I do—take an idea, a deadline, and a lot of ambition, and make it real.
Note: My responsibility was the archway; additional decor, such as table scape, floral, and curtains, was the work of a wonderful woman who brings me in to assist with these events, and a partner in crime within our own Masonic organization.
Scottish Rite Events
Over the past several years, I've had the privilege of creating custom pieces for the Scottish Rite of Maryland and the Supreme Council 33° of the Southern Jurisdiction. As a founding member of the Knights of St. Andrew Ladies Auxiliary, much of my work supports events and celebrations within this community and other Masonic organizations.
The pieces you'll see here represent a range of mixed-media work created for events across the Washington DC/Baltimore metro area. Each one started with a theme or concept for an event and evolved into a creation that helped bring those gatherings to life.
This is just a sample of what's possible when you combine intention with craftsmanship.
No briefs, no deadlines, no client vision to honor — just creativity let loose. This gallery is the personal side of the studio: foam carvings, woodwork gifted to family, crochet, painting, food, and whatever else demanded to be made that day. Some of it lives in my home, some has been passed along to the people I love, and all of it exists simply because it wanted to.
This is where play happens. Where new skills get tested, happy accidents get kept, and art gets created for the pure satisfaction of making it. If the other galleries show what's possible on a deadline, this one shows what's possible when there isn't one.