General Info

Norma has been an artist and photographer for most of her life and received a degree in Advertising and Illustration at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Her professional life took an unexpected turn that resulted in 45 years in the engineering industry - the first 31 years on the technical side as a draftsman, structural designer and bridge and construction inspector, and 14 years in marketing and graphic design. Art and photography were never far from her mind or heart. In her free time, she would always be either behind a camera or working on a piece of art. She grew up on a small farm and developed a love, appreciation and understanding of animals and nature that has stayed with her throughout her life and is revealed in the subjects she chooses for her artwork and photography.