Raised in Boulder, Colorado, she left the state for college, eventually earning her BFA at Marylhurst University in Oregon where she studied photography.
[2] Taft is best known for her Imaginary Friends series of artworks featuring hybrid creature creations photographed in various locations.
Taft's work gained notice for her quirky images exhibited in the Repeat Offenders show at Singer Gallery in 2004.
Her button depicted a donkey in a suit standing in front of the sculpture Articulated Wall by Herbert Bayer, along the lines of her imaginary friends images.
[5] In the Imaginary Friends series, Taft sculpts hybrid creatures and gives them personality traits such as favorite colors, thoughts, or word associations.