 She restored antique biplane wings, worked as a stonemason in the rural mountains of California, and opened a fine art business in fused-glass and metal in Quincy, located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, with David Duskin (born 1974), a blacksmith.She is known for her singing and original songwriting which is based in Americana music.Her songwriting has met with much critical acclaim and secured her a position as a finalist in the 2005 New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival.