Chronology of Achievements
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Began my artistic life in classical ballet performing on world class stages (The Kennedy Center in D.C., The Metropolitan Opera House in N.Y.C. and The Auditorium in Chicago) with the great Russian legend, Rudolf Nureyev, in the mid-1980s. Formally trained at The American Ballet Theatre School in New York City on full merit scholarship from 1979-81. Appeared dancing en pointe at age 10 in the role of little Christina on the American Television soap opera, "All My Children."
- Phi Beta Kappa Cum Laude B.A. Smith College, 1989. Student Representative for the Architectural Committee of Smith College.
- Creator of Miniarcs and Architectural Model builder: Summer interned with Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Robert A.M. Stern in New York City.
- Began studying astrology in 1993 in France
- Resided in Amsterdam full time holding a residence and working permit from 1992-1999
- Masters Degree in Women's Spirituality, New College of California, 2001 with Dr. Judy Grahn, Ph.D. as my Master Thesis adviser
- Designed the Lunarscope for my Master Class and presented at Mills College, CA at their Soul 2 Soul Conference, 2001.
- Created and named the 21st-century women's art movement, Menstrala, that continually grows world-wide
- Astrological mentee of Demetra George (Hellenistic Astrologer in Eugene, Oregon) & Zsuzsanna Griga (Transcendental Karmic Astrologer in London & Budapest)
- Studied Evolutionary Astrology at EA Network
- Currently finalizing a new artwork collection, Lamenstra, for publication later this year.
LIVING IN EUROPE
While residing in Amsterdam from 1992-1999, my travels through Europe included Crete, Santorini, Mykonos, Malta, Gozo, Sardinia, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, Cordoba, The Algarve, Rome, Venice, Locarno, Zurich, Zermatt, Lucerne, Lausanne, Brittany, The Loire Valley, Burgundy, Mont Blanc, Cote d'Azur, Paris, Versailles, Vienna, Luxembourg, Schwarzwald, Brussels, Gent, Antwerp, Glastonbury, Stonehenge, Cambridge, and Prague.
OCEANS
I have loved living near oceans most of my life. I spent my 20's and early 30's living by the North Sea in Holland before I relocated to Ocean Beach in San Francisco at age 33. Now in my mid-50's, I live close by Laguna Beach, California. Living abroad in Europe opened my quest to visit sacred sites and discover Neolithic symbolism (the lexicon work by Marija Gimbutas). After visiting countless archaeological sites throughout Europe, I chose to publish two monthly columns for ex-pats about women's history and symbols, and began journaling my dreams with the moon phases while residing in a 17th-century canal house along Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. At the end of 1999, I made the difficult decision to leave Europe to pursue a Master's Degree. Having moved to the west coast, it was natural being so close to the ocean to apply the cycle logical lunation concepts taught to me by Demetra George. Today, I have no greater passion than gazing into the heavens with felllow life travellers and assisting them in understanding how the constellations can enhance and impact their journey.
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