Born in rural central Pennsylvania to artistic parents, Linda recalls using a paintbrush before learning to write. "My mom was a great early influence, encouraging creativity and always keeping it fun." The patchwork of the local countryside, flower gardens and sunshine sparkling on water all piqued her interest in the interplay of color and light.

She majored in textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science with concentrations in woven fabric structure and screen printing. Her degree included a year of study at the Scottish College of Textiles in Galashiels, Scotland. She worked in the textile industry for twenty-six years, designing lace, knits, prints and woven fabrics for home furnishings and apparel. The recent decision to pursue art as a full time endeavor included a life altering move to a farmhouse in PA.

It was inevitable that her textile and painting sensibilities would eventually merge as they have in her latest series of acrylics and inks on paper. These pieces involve two or sometimes three paintings which she strips down into paper warps and wefts. She then weaves the strips together to create a new painting, sometimes applying additional images on top of the work. The undulating painted strips combine to create unique color and textural effects.

Linda is also a hand weaver, a spinner, an avid natural dyer, and is now experimenting with making handmade paper in her farmhouse studio. These interests are finding their way into her paintings. Hand woven natural dyed iris leaves and handmade mushroom paper are two recent examples.

Her work can be seen at juried art and craft shows, in galleries and private collections in NJ, NY, MD and PA.