Born in Alabama, Elizabeth was enveloped in the arts of dance, set design, piano and choreography at an early age. At the University of California at Los Angeles, where she graduated with degrees in Sculpture, Painting and Design, she was nominated to the Honor Society. After working in the film industry in Los Angeles she moved to Pietrasanta, Italy. There she was privileged to work and break bread with the Italian artigiani and well known sculptor/artists such as Noguchi, Botero, Blumenthal, Gamundi, Sah, Finotti, Ivan Theimer, Nina Akamu, Kokkin, Bruno Lucchesi, Joe Sheppard, Harry Marinsky and Biagi.