Roberta is a mixed media artist and author of Come Walk with Me: Exploring Why Art Matters about how creative practice serves in times of personal challenge. She moved to Gig Harbor 22 years ago; she was born in Minnesota and has lived in Washington, D. C., New York, and California. “Just as I have lived in a lot of places, I have worked with many art mediums.” In 2014, Roberta made a dramatic switch from clay to textiles and mixed media. She is very active on Instagram with 26,000 followers.