She works in sound, paint, paper, trash, 16 and 8 mm film, burlap, DV and cardboard.
She ventured into film when she realized she was constantly trying to make her paintings move.
In 1999 she received a BFA in painting from San Francisco Art Institute and in 2003 an MFA in film from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Her recent day jobs have included adjunct professor, translator for people with severe speech impediments, farm laborer, urology technician, and paranormal videographer.
[1] She now lives near Viroqua, Wisconsin, and is teaching an unstill life class at the Youth Initiative High School.