When I was a child, adults told me I was good at drawing and crafts. I believed them because I’d have played at it even if they hadn’t noticed. Even then, I sought the peace and challenge they afforded me. So, I won 4-H competitions and ribbons at the state fair, later achieving a BFA, an MA in multi-disciplinary studies, and many post graduate hours. For a thrice of decades, I taught art and English in public high schools, retiring a couple of years ago. I’ve loved all aspects of my life, but the best of it is occurring now. Because, for the first time since I was a kid, I get to play every day.
Although I’ve lived both deeply and wide, my credo endures: I seek the beautifully unusual and that which whispers whimsy; I yearn for what others perhaps consider childlike or impossible. I’ve earned my wrinkles, but I absolutely refuse to let go of hope, complexity, and anything idealistic. When these metamorphose into beadwork, my artistic vision sings, “Enough is never enough!” So, it’s “Zippety-Do-Dah” today and only sunny tomorrows…
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