Since the early 1950s I have been continually involved with visual arts: BA degree from Pennsylvania State University, fine arts major; MA degree from Columbia University, Teachers College, printmaking major; Parsons School of Design, advertising curriculum; Brooklyn Museum of Art, oil painting with Reuben Tam; extensive professional experience in textile design, packaging design graphics, corporate identity programs, and finally teaching 22 years at the Fashion Institute of Technology (State University of New York) in New York City. At FIT I taught textile (graphic) design from January 1975 t...