Professional/Personal Overview
A well-published freelancer, I write primarily about design topics including architecture, interiors, garden design and travel. Living in the Bay Area and working for national design publications, I've had the good fortune to interview high-end design professionals as well as grass roots DIY enthusiasts. Along with my features work, I've been a newspaper columnist for over a decade now reporting on my own travel and design adventures with a sense of style and good humor.
Work Info
Expertise
Reporter
15 Years
Writer
15 Years
Newspaper Columnist
12 Years
Specialty
Home & Garden
15 Years
Humor
12 Years
Travel
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
15 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Bay Area News Group (11+), Spaces Magazine (11+), California Homes Magazine (6-10), California Homes + Design (3-5)
Other Work History
Book Reviews--AOL, literary journals
Computer Skills
Programs/Applications--Word, Scrivener Operating Systems--OS 10
Equipment
Laptop, Digital Camera (Fujifilm FinePix)
Foreign Language Skills
A little German
References
Joan Morris/ Bay Area News Group, Kris Carber/ Spaces Magazine, Heidi Gerpheide/California Homes Magazine
Other
I've renovated several older homes, run a major Bay Area garden tour, quilt and knit more projects than I will ever display/wear--lots of hands on design experience
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near San Francisco, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Columns/Personal Essays
(Bay Area Newsgroup , 12/25/2009)
As part of an upcoming move, I decided to give away all the quilting fabric I'd stockpiled over the years. Who knew it would benefit others and reignite my interest in quilting?
Design Features
(Bay Area Newsgroup , 11/14/2009)
Design professionals participating in the annual Dining by Design event held at the San Francisco Design Center share innovative tabletop ideas.
(Contra Costa Times , 4/25/2008)
Ideas for incorporating green design.