About me
I’m Toni. . . artist, storyteller, and creative spirit.
Born in Queens, New York. I Live in the desert southwest with my English Bull Terrier now.
I’ve always known I was an artist. I never imagined being anything else. My creative journey began in childhood through writing, dancing, music, photography, and crafting tiny dioramas. Thanks to my dad, one of the first tools I ever held was a camera. He saw my creative nature early on. As a math whiz himself, he understood my struggles with numbers and supported me as I found my strengths in visual expression. Later in life, I discovered I was dyslexic, which explained a lot and only deepened my commitment to creative outlets.
Art became my armor, my therapy, and ultimately, my healing. It was how I coped with the emotional weight of growing up with a dysfunctional mother. I chose creativity, therapy tools, and expression as my path forward. Rather than medication. Through art, I found my way back to myself.
I’ve worked independently for over 50 years and am a certified non-clinical Art Therapist. I continue to study Art Therapy and Behavioral Health, always learning and growing.
I create all-original work. I named my studio Abracadabra Images as nod to the magic and healing that art brings into our lives.
“Success is loving what you do.”
My Work Collection"eclettico"
“eclettico” is my personal journey through life expressed through stories in color, line, texture, and mood. A curated mix of artworks that celebrate curiosity, emotion, expression and the wonderfully unexpected.
Each piece reflects a playful pull between structure and spontaneity, intuition and intention, the inner world and the world we move through every day. While trying to maintain and entertain our inner child.
“Color makes me smile. When I smile I heal”.
Every work in my Gallery is original, one of a kind pieces, yet they all share the same heartbeat: art as connection, healing, reflection, and joy.
From abstract explorations and expressive mark-making to symbolic imagery and thoughtfully layered compositions, my body of work invites viewers to slow down, feel, remember, and imagine. Where every piece carries a story, and every story finds its magic in art.