Retired in 2005 from a 30-year career in management consulting, I now have the opportunity to focus full-time on what I love most – art creation and instruction, writing, and life coaching.  The common denominator in these seemingly disparate interests is my fascination with the endless possibilities inherent in diversity and transformation – corporate, individual and elemental.  My passion has been demonstrated in corporate communication, diversity and change management consulting; individual coaching and teaching; and the transformation of diverse elements into mixed media artistic expression.

I am an Artist, Author and Life Coach living in beautiful Aurora, Colorado with my husband and three furry children Sid, Morty and Maisy. As a life coach, I blend the elements of creativity, spirituality, wellness and vocation to help you create the balanced life you choose – a life of deep peace, lasting joy and meaningful relationships.  By reconnecting your “soul and role” – identifying your purpose, unleashing your passion and reshaping your way of being, thinking and acting – you can achieve rapid, extraordinary, sustainable results. I encourage the creation and celebration of art through www.djstouch.com and my Aurora, Colorado studio boutique. In my online book, The Art of Living - Enjoy the Journey, I share my message of hope with the world at www.djwlifecoach.wordpress.com.  

A student of the arts for over 50 years, my creative endeavors have included:

   - Knitting and crochet
   - Sewing, quilting, needlepoint, counted cross-stitch and crewel
   - Throwing and hand-building pottery
   - Directing and performing in musicals, operettas, cabarets and choirs
   - Sculpting polymer clay 
   - Painting watercolor, oils, and folk art
   - Writing and photography
   - Facilitating creative recovery/discovery groups.


I was born with a passion for fashion and became smitten with sewing during my first 7th grade home economics class. While my consulting career moved sewing off the radar for 30 years, I am now back in full swing designing, creating and teaching. I specialize in piece-in-the-hoop machine embroidery techniques that make quilting easy, fast and fun.  By far, my favorite sewing is wearable art fashion - where I produce unique interpretations of patterns from today's hottest designers.

In the fiber arts arena, I fell in love with loom knitting because it eliminates the challenge of consistent yarn tension, making it easier and faster than needle knitting and crochet but just as versatile and creative. I provide individual and small group instruction and develop my own loom knitting designs - creating everything from hats and scarves to purses and kimonos.

Trained by master potters Louis "Barry" MacHale III and Marianne McKee, I create original pottery as a member of the Aurora Potters Guild using a variety of clays, glazes and firing techniques.

In addition to performing with the Prairie Unitarian Universalist Choir and serving as assistant conductor, I was also Musical Director and Assistant Stage Director for the Fall 2007 Eagle Bend Players' production of Oklahoma.

May my stories and art encourage and inspire you
     to live a life of purpose and passion every day.
          You are loved and loving.
               You are blessed and a blessing.
                    Namaste.
The Birth of dj's touch
For 30 years, I was a successful consultant. While I loved my work, it was all consuming, leaving me little time or energy for other endeavors. When I retired in 2005, I had no intention of starting another career. I… read more
2007 - Getting Started
Having gotten unpacked and settled in Aurora during the latter part of 2006, I turned my attention in early 2007 to the study of art. I joined a local choir and started taking classes in every medium I had explored… read more
2008 - Building the Studio Boutique
In January, after considering every floor plan with every builder in southeast Aurora, we selected a builder, a model and a lot just two miles from our home.  The new house would be a ranch with a full basement -… read more
2009 - Comings and Goings
It was business as usual until mid-March, when my husband was called to Washington DC for a 90-day special assignment. Which became 180 days.  Then 12 months.  And finally 2 years.  Fortunately he is able to live with our close friends in Virginia for the duration. … read more
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