Graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1974, San Antonio Texas.
San Antonio Jr. College Associates of Fine Arts Degree
UT Austin Bachelors of Fine Arts Drawing, Painting and Printmaking 1980
Stephen F. Austin and UT Tyler Teacher All Level Certification 2000
Attend Educational, Art and Theater conferences yearly.
I have been teaching at Farfield High School for 15 years since 2000.
Teaching Fine Arts and I am the Fine Arts Director for this district which includes Theater.
Worked with TPWD at State Parks as a volunteer to enrich public programs.
Active member of PTA since my kids were in grade school here. Began as a volunteer at Elementary putting up bulletin boards for the K-1st grades. Presented art programs for second grade classrooms. I developed the enrichment commettiee for the PTA, hiring programs and writing grants for Texas Commission on the Arts to present quality programs for the district. PTA president for two years.
Hired as a docent for the Tyler Museum of Art in 1982. Taught summer art classes to children for 2 years there.
Held summer Art and Theater programs for children in Fairfield for three summers 2000-2003.
I married Dennis Walsh in 1980. We have three children and they all went to school here in Fairfield.
We currently have five cats and one dog.
I love to create art and reporpose all kinds of furniture and other interesting items. I sew costumes for the theater and have made 4 wedding dresses and upholstered furniture.
I love to hike, fish, swim and garden. I also love to watch PBS and view doccumentaries of history, art and earth and space science. I read National Geographic, Science Digest, Interior Design.