Born into a family of professional artists, Barb got her first mentoring from her mother and father, both illustrators respectively. Both parents were educated at Pratt Institute of Art in NYC. Barb was born after the war, 1948, as a Baby Boomer. Her early education was at North Olmsted High, a suburban and West Side school. Barb continued to rest on learning from her Dad’s expertise while completing her graduate education at Kent State. She earned a BFA in Painting later in life. Her professional experience was as an Art Director in Ohio, Florida, California and Minnesota.