Emily earned her BFA in drawing, painting, and printmaking from Iowa State University in 1998.  She earned her MA in Visual Art Education from the University of Kansas in 2020.  Emily is certified to teach K-12 Art and currently teaches Ceramics and Metals classes at Ottawa High School in Ottawa, Kansas.  Emily explores a variety of media when creating art, but primarily works with acrylics on canvas or wood-burned panels, and enameled metal jewelry pieces.  Her abstract designs are inspired by the Kansas landscape, microbiology, and underwater imagery.  Emily lives in Lawrence with her husband, teenage daughters, and three dogs.