I was born in the Dordogne Valley of Southwest France, a region steeped in prehistoric cave art, limestone cliffs, and contemplative beauty. I grew up among walnut groves, Romanesque churches, and the Cubist paintings of my grandmother, whose art studio became my first school. That landscape—its ochre-tilled earth, fog-covered hills, and unhurried rhythm—continues to shape my creative process. Even now, while painting and writing far from home, I carry with me the belief that memory has texture and that the soul of a place often hides in its silences.

Painting and writing are, for me, two expressions of the same impulse. They create in-between moments—openings into stillness and meaning. From my studio in Boston’s SoWa Art District, I work primarily in oil and cold wax, creating layered abstract compositions that evoke both natural landscapes and inner states. I’m drawn to the liminal—thresholds between light and shadow, figuration and abstraction, silence and expression. Painting is my way of listening.

My debut novella, Scent of a Truffle, is a literary homage to the land that raised me—an intimate portrait of the black truffle region of France, shaped by legacy, slow living, and the sensory depth of tradition. I hold a Ph.D. in French literature, with degrees from La Sorbonne and Boston University, and teach at Wellesley College, where I share my passion for French culture, language, and women’s voices across centuries.