Cindy has worked as a professional artist, illustrator and designer since 1992. She expresses her whimsical, colorful style in a variety of media including ceramics, pencil crayon, block prints, watercolor, pen and ink and whatever medium strikes her fancy. Collage and artist trading cards are recent passions.

Cindy enjoys observing people and incorporating their unique expressions and personalities into her work. In her spare time, Cindy works in her home studio, painting, printmaking and making pottery, often while listening to old blues or alternative rock, and finishing off a pot of coffee.Some of her past clients include: Klutz, Children's Magic Window, Sopris West, Children's Discovery Museum San Jose, Metro Newspapers, Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Echo Journal, and many more.

Couling says about her clay work, "I have been working with clay for eight years. I enjoy handbuilding in particular. It's exciting to see how my 2D work transfers into 3D work. Much like my visual journal cards, this work is deeply narrative and personal. Most of the pieces pictured are high fired to cone 10 in a gas fired kiln. I use underglazes thickly painted for the colors and a variety of high fire underglaze pens. The clay boxes begin as a solid block of clay and are hollowed out, then carved and painted. I finish the pieces with ephemera, and embellishments of copper wire and jewelry pieces. I also do alot of printmaking on clay surfaces. Often I will use a linoleum block I've printed on paper, then turn around and print it directly onto clay. I enjoy capturing whimsy and pulling it into my work."