Marcia was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended KU for her fine arts degree after which she taught in Santa Barbara, California. She returned to the Midwest and now lives in Raymore, Missouri. She and her husband, Charles, opened Belton Art Gallery in 2016. Marcia enjoys teaching art at the gallery and creating her own artwork there. Her favorite medium is watercolor, but she is equally at home with drawing, acrylics, oils, pastels, clay, weaving, quilting and all manner of crafts.