Welcome to my site! As a “Renaissance Woman,” I see the unity of the arts with our human spirit, making this world and our lives beautiful.  Growing up Italian-American beauty was all around me, but living into it is the journey of a lifetime. “Coming Alive,” my memoir, is the story of my quest through coming out, becoming an artist and entering ordained ministry. Mentors, lovers, travels and awakenings, sometimes fitting in and mostly falling out into the hands of lucky