GROWING UP IN A FAMILY OF ARTISANS, I WAS EXPOSED TO ALL SIDES OF THAT WORLD AT A YOUNG AGE; I WAS ATTRACTED TO IT, LIKED THE DEMANDING TIME LINES AND WORK ETHIC IN MY CHOSEN FIELD OF FASHION ILLUSTRATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.IN 1978, MY LIFE PATH TOOK ME TO NORTHERN NM AND THEN IN 2005, ON TO CO.