A very curious child, I spent endless hours outside my parents’ Maryland home in the woods and gardens exploring and discovering. Later this curiosity led me as far as the pristine Equatorial Rainforest of Gabon (as Peace Corps Volunteer) to the stark desert of New Mexico (as an Indian Pueblo Youth Worker) and finally back to the seasons of Maryland. These experiences reinforced and diversified my sensitivity to the natural world and inspire the shape, line, form and function I incorporate into my designs.