I am a retired CAD drafter who was introduced to the fun side of computers by a co-worker. While playing computer games, I became interested in the graphics needed to develop the gaming world. This led me eventually to Xara Xtreme, my favourite graphics tool.

My mother is an accomplished and trained artist. Her passion for beauty and artistic creation was passed on to me. I also create in watercolor and acrylic, and use Xara Xtreme to plan out my hand work, as well as for producing scrapbooking elements.