Mary resides in Portland Oregon with her husband John whom she met after moving to Portland with her family. Mary grew up in the small town or Worland Wyoming where she claims life there was very instrumental in sculpting her persona. Mary is no stranger to the many schools in Portland where she shared her art, teaching in several schools. When she didn’t teach art in the schools she helped tutor students in reading, writing and math. Story telling has been a life long enjoinment for Mary; enjoyed by her children, students and friends. In recent years she decided it was time to get her favorite written to share with everyone.