[1] She creates sculptures on a stick from soft rice dough, a taffy-like confection made from corn starch and sugar.

The candy she works with is heated to 200 degrees to make it malleable, which is one of the reasons so few people have mastered this art.

After completing her training and becoming an independent candy artist, she traveled to Italy in 1994.

She has also traveled extensively in Japan and Europe to demonstrate her artistic creation of the candy arts at conventions, local festivals, and private parties.

[citation needed] She has appeared on several TV shows, such as The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2001), Sweet Dreams on The Food Network (October 2003), and The Travel Channel.