Leiola has spent over 40 years educating and expressing through the field of visual arts. Between classrooms, darkrooms, and galleries.. Leiola has connected with others through color and light.

Her connection deepened when she found Aura-Soma ® in the early 2000s whilst getting a massage in Ireland.

She immediately found courses to become a color practitioner in the US, completed her training as color practitioner in 2003. an advanced teacher in 2004.. and has worked with the color care system ever since.

Leiola is… and has been… a trailblazer as a photographer, teacher, and mentor in the midwest.