Carol Elizabeth has been involved in antiques and art for years. She co-owned 2 upscale antiques stores in Connecticut for many years and that is where she became interested in antique botanical art. 

She became a full time Florida resident in 2001 and started creating her own line of contemporary botanical art as well as expanding into writing and publishing. She also became involved in acrylic pour abstract art and now concentrates solely on creating art on canvas and jewelry.