Riva is an artist, writer and certified Kaizen Muse
creativity coach who lives and works in the magical
mystical Hudson River Valley of New York.
She creates sacred works of art with detritus,
natural and precious materials. Seeds of Peace: 18
Life Affirming Found Objects from Nature, is
included in
Exit Art's Reactions, a part of the
Smithsonian permanent collection.
She is an Artist in Residence at the
Omega Institute
for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York and the
author of
Magic Medicine:  Rx for Creativity.