Sharon Skolnick-Bagnoli is a graphic designer, writer, poet and painter. She grew up on the New Jersey shore, in Virginia, and in Baltimore, Maryland, entering New York City's Pratt Institute at 16 and graduating with a BFA-ID in Industrial Design. She went on to earn an M.Ed. in Educational Technology at the University of Hawall. Marin County, California, has been her home since 1980.
As Sharon R. Skolnick, she authored a nonfiction book [Dreams of Tamalpais; Last Gasp Press, 1989, San Francisco].
Her husband and partner, Bruce Bagnoli, a project manager and videographer, both grounds Sharon and keeps her flying.