I am currently in the process of opening junque drawer boutique & studio in olathe, kansas, where I offer all of my junque along with individual and group art adventure classes.

I knew I was in for an adventure when I realized I'd rather root through trash cans in our alley in Medicine Lodge, KS than play other stuff. Finding treasures, re-working them into jewelry, home adornments & wall art was emblazed into my being starting in the 1960's and has been an phenomenally wonderful addiction every since. I combine typewriter keys, game pieces, trinkets, charms, parts of car license tags, optometrist lenses, watch parts, buttons, and pieces of whatever & put them together in a unique style to adorn yourself and your home with a one of a kind item. When I doodled endlessly on my papers in school, I was just practicing for making my wisdom quote signs that I love to make! I now doodle on canvas signs, wood beaded handle plaques, vintage bags, people's walls, furniture, greeting cards, suitcases, toolboxes, and anything else I put my mind to mark on! The love of dumpster diving, garage sale, thrift store and junk drawer collecting combined with my thirty-three years of being a school counselor has resulted in a very fun, thoughtful, and unique collection of "junque" that is available for purchase on my website, in at junque drawer boutique & studio. When I'm not being artsy, or counseling teenagers at ONHS, I'm a wife to Stu, a history teacher & golfer; a mom to Jacob, a chemical engineer in IL & my daughter in law, Jill, an artist & English guru; and a mom to Hannah, a KU student and my favorite junk shopping partner.