My journey with the ketubah began at the age of 17 with the encouragement of a young rabbi, Fred Wenger, who was about to be married.  He coached me on the text while I researched the art form in books.  Since then, I have made hundreds of Ketubot, each hand-lettered and hand-painted.  I have grown up with the ketubah, and it has grown with me.

 I earned a B.S. in Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during my college years I continued to make ketubot. People sought me out.  I am quite sure that, at the time (mid-1970's), I was the only ketubah artist in the state of Wisconsin. Following graduation, I moved to Chicago to pursue a career as an artist.  The demand for my ketubot continued, and I combined this activity with making and exhibiting paintings and teaching classes.  My painting style grew to incorporate the love of detail, decorative color amd textual components found in my ketubot.

I have been married since 1980 to Ted Joseph, and we have three sons, Cameron, Ethan and Emmett, all of whom are excellent art critics.  The things we enjoy together (nature, travel, rock music and opera, theater and books) make their way into my art work.

When I make a ketubah, people bring their stories and their passions to me.  Their celebration is transmitted into a work of art, and this is a wonderfully enriching experience for them and for me as an artist.  It is a joyous process.  One of my artistic goals is to advance the art form of the ketubah by introducing contemporary cultural images and forms.