Barbara Lorei
Barbara Lorei attended art school at Edinboro College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania and studied under several leading artists in Erie, Pennsylvania. After marriage and raising three children, she returned to art; studied Oriental painting while working primarily in ink and watercolors. During this time, she did freelance artwork ranging from church banners to book drawings and book covers. In 1982, she concentrated primarily on oil painting and has exhibited her work throughout the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area. Since turning 85 she has been working primarily with glass mosaics. She writes haikus during her off hours.