As a young child growing up, I would doodle on the white paper pads that my mother left by the phones in our house. She told me later that she would go around collecting the doodles. Knowing my sweet mother, she has them somewhere in her house!
I didn’t take any art classes until I was in Upper school at Lovett. I signed up for a drawing class and one of our assignments was to draw another student in the classroom. Barrett Howell was my model and as I drew his face, I realized how much I enjoyed drawing. It looked so much like him that it inspired me to pursue art. When I went to college, I met with my advisor and was asked what I wanted my major to be. I said, ” I don’t see myself working inside an office setting dressed every day, so I think I would like to major in Studio Art.” It seemed like the right fit for me. Luckily, it was, and I have been exploring and enjoying the path I have taken all of these years. It has also been ideal as a mother of three, as my hours are my own and my art did not take away from my first priority of being a parent who is present daily in our children’s lives.
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