After studying fine art at the Academy of Art in San Francisco with a focus on technical drawing and illustration, she became interested in theater and studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, later focusing on Shakespeare and American theater. Production design has taken all the best qualities of her fine art, illustration and theatrical studies and made it into something you can walk into and touch. She has designed for Starburns ind, Skybound, Sony, Warner Brothers, Lifetime and Investigation Discovery. Her work has been featured on HBO, Cannes, Slamdance, SXSW and in theatrical releases in Los Angeles and the West coast.