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Nellie Wortman

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I have been creating art for over 25 years. To know me and how I have become the artist that I am today, you would need to know where I came from. I had a lot to overcome from my childhood. My childhood is similar to many others that have had to deal with an abusive parent. As a young girl, I always knew that what I experienced in my childhood was not how my story would end. That each day was up to me to decide how I chose to view it, and if today was my last day on this earth, was I happy in how I chose to make the best of a bad situation? 

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I have been creating art for over 25 years. To know me and how I have become the artist that I am today, you would need to know where I came from. I had a lot to overcome from my childhood. My childhood is similar to many others that have had to deal with an abusive parent. As a young girl, I always knew that what I experienced in my childhood was not how my story would end. That each day was up to me to decide how I chose to view it, and if today was my last day on this earth, was I happy in how I chose to make the best of a bad situation? 

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