I’ve been creating in one form or another for most of my life. My creative career began as a potter and painter.  I later moved on to becoming a display artist for Nordstrom and was invited to teach display design at Clark College and Portland Community College. From there, I became an interior designer—a career I have loved for more than 25 years—designing interiors for personal residences and businesses. Art was also part of my family. My mother, B. Jeanne Graham, was a painter, and my grandfather, Julian P. Graham, was a renowned photographer in Carmel, California. Looking back, I realize that being surrounded by creative people shaped me in ways I probably didn’t fully appreciate at the time. I wanted a new challenge and found myself returning more fully to painting. What began as another creative outlet eventually became the focus of this chapter of my life. Today, I’m a full-time artist creating both abstract paintings and my GLO—Girl  Collections. I feel incredibly fortunate to divide my time between the beautiful Pacific Northwest and the Hi-Desert of Southern California. My husband, guitarist Mark Weaver, fills our home with music. There’s something wonderful about sharing a life where painting and music are simply part of the everyday rhythm. After a lifetime of creating, designing, teaching and reinventing myself, this feels like a particularly joyful chapter.