I’ve heard people say that the past doesn’t define them and for some people that is true. But, adversity in my childhood was a defining influence in my creativity. I can’t remember a starting point; my efforts at creative expression are some of my oldest memories. It feels like something I am, more than something I do, and I believe that powerful need to create will always be with me. As a little girl I fell in love with the natural world around me. From the breeze wrapping around me as the sun kissed my face to the sight of downy feathers on a mourning dove, flora and fauna alike enraptured me and became a world I could escape through. The natural world has continued to be a theme in my art and it is a delight to my soul. Though my style has morphed through the years, the inspiration remains the same.
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