My road to confectionery art was a long one, with lots of twists and turns. I worked with many mediums before discovering sugar. Fabric was my passion through my teens and twenties. Craft shows held my interest in my thirties. Wood, paint, and glass helped fulfill my artistic need during my forties.

In 2008, shortly before my fiftieth birthday, a friend suggested that we take a Wilton course. I always enjoyed baking so I signed up for the class. My friend lost interest after course one, but I was hooked! I took all four Wilton classes under the instruction of Stephen Horn.

Near the end of the last course Stephen told our class about the Oklahoma State Sugar Arts Show. He suggested that we all convoy to Tulsa to “check out the talent” and we agreed. When I told my husband about the road trip, he suggested that I enter a cake. I ended up doing two. I won first place for my tiered wedding cake, second for my seasonal and best of division in the adult advanced category. I was further blessed when Maria McBride chose my wedding cake for Brides Magazine Mar/Apr 2009!

I was like “a kid in a candy store” at my first Day of Sharing in Pflugerville. We had the opportunity to meet Martha and Becky of Two Sweet Sisters. Their encouragement helped me decide that 50 is not too old to start a new career and Memory Makers Cakes was born. My wonderful husband of 23 years helped make my dream a reality by building my commercial kitchen. (And he bakes too!)

I returned to Oklahoma October 2009 to compete at the Semi-Professional level. I won first place in confections, third place in tiered wedding, and third place in seasons (sugar hats.) I also took my daughter who won second place in Adult Beginner!

My philosophy is to provide my clients with wonderful memories of their special day one cake at a time.

My work has been seen in Brides Magazine, American Cake Decorators Magazine, Mail Box News, and Hill Country Sun Magazine.

I am an active member of the International Cake Exploration Society (ICES)