She began to study etching in Carmel under James Blanding Sloan and exhibited her prints “of fine design and feeling” in April 1925 with other Sloan students at the League of Fine Arts in Berkeley and at the City of Paris Galleries in San Francisco.
In Carmel, she started learning etching under James Blanding Sloan's guidance and displayed her etchings, which were praised for their artistry and emotional depth, alongside other Sloan students at the League of Fine Arts in Berkeley and the City of Paris Galleries in San Francisco in April 1925.