Growing up just outside of Boston - I was surrounded by amazing artifacts and locations of a bygone time ~ from the chiming clocks of New Haven to the cobblestone of Scollay Square to miles of ancient farmers' walls that frame our landscape that was blended with hand-crafted home goods of our Massachusetts and Maine maritime ancestors. 

​These things were anchoring and tangible - available to view, touch and absorb beyond the protections of ropes and glassed display. Even as a child - I felt I was reaching across years of experiences and it provide an indelible worldview that has rooted my appreciation for our collective past.

​New England Sketch Book was a borne from the grounding influence of this region and my passion to hold dear, and reflect upon, new creative visions through a lens of our cultural narrative.