A graduate of Fine Art from the University of Maryland, College Park, Lori started out as an oil painter predominantly, later switching to acrylics. She spent 30 years enjoying world travel while working for international airlines, at the same time keeping both hands in the arts. She was in a Los Angeles area art collective and co-owned a downtown gallery, studied textile design, and had her own wearable arts business. When I discovered chalk on the ground at the first Pasadena (CA) Chalk Festival, it was love at first chalk, adopting her motto, “Have Chalk, Will Travel!”

Now a full time artist, recent years have seen Lori participating in more chalk and fine art events, adding public and private mural arts to her portfolio.