However, as a young woman she decided to pursue a career in the visual arts, and in New York City studied sculpture with Edmondo Quattocchi, and anatomy with Robert Beverly Hale at the Art Students League of New York.
At a younger age, she made the decision to pursue a career in the visual arts. She then went on to study sculpture and anatomy in New York City under the guidance of Edmondo Quattocchi and Robert Beverly Hale at the prestigious Art Students League of New York.