What do I mean by that?  As the resident artist and mistress of Orchid Isle Manor on the island of Hawai'i, my life is FULL of art.  I eat off of it, sleep under it, do yoga on it, dry off with it, tote my belongings in it and work with it daily.  I am constantly inspired by the natural beauty of this secret paradise ....and I also love to travel. Sometimes I travel through the stories shared with me by my guests staying at my tropical home and sometimes I explore distant lands on my own with my Travel Art Studio on my back.  Allow me to invite YOU on a journey of your own, filled with color, texture, and boundless creativity.  Mahalo for visiting!

The first thing that you need to know about me is that I am a third generation artist who grew up in the frame shop of my mother’s art supply store. I have literally been creating and selling my original artwork since I was 3 years old (and learned that people would buy my drawings for a quarter that I could use to buy ice cream at the market on the end of the block).

I’m also the daughter of celebrated architect Skip Goodell who not only designed amazing buildings, but incredible bronze sculptures to adorn them. He designed my beautiful island home : Orchid Isle Manor where I got to raise my three sons on the Island of Hawai’i (they are the 4th generation of Boltons to grow up on this island in the Kona Coffee country).

I finished high school at the age of 16 and went to Santa Barbara, California to study Fine Art at Westmont College on scholarships. My sophomore year, I went on an abroad immersion in Orvieto, Italy to explore printmaking, sculpture carving, Renaissance Art history and figure drawing. I received my BA of Fine Art in 2001 (while nursing a baby on my lap!) When I was pregnant with my third son, my husband embarked on the adventure of building our inn : Orchid Isle Manor; the secret paradise is where I have lived, taught, and worked for the last 20 years. I taught Art at public & private schools since the age of 18 (some of my students were older than I was- shhh!). Today I teach art classes in multiple locations island wide… and I also teach yoga & dance classes as well! I look forward to see how you and I will connect and perhaps even become ARTners!