Influences would be my father, mother, grandparents, and all the loves of my life. The friendships I have been blessed to share for over 30 years all of which continue to feed my soul holding a place of honor within it. My artistic nature is from my Apache Native American spirituality, the whimsy comes from the Irish part of my nature, and the determination to follow my own path is the German part of my heritage as well. Complex to be sure yet the combination is who I am.