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Memberships:Phoenix Gallery Member, Wet Paints Studio Group, Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council, South Bay Art Association, Northport Art Coalition. It’s not that I love to make art so much, but it’s that I don’t love not making art. I like the process, the action, the learning, the search, and of course the struggle. Yes, when all is said and done I do find it enjoyable, but getting there is never easy. It is a constant challenge, but I’m up for it. I starting becoming a somewhat conscious art maker in high school, more because no place was quite like the art room. I wasn’t so into art then but somehow I knew I would go on to become an art teacher. When it’s in your blood it’s hard to deny; my grandma has it, my mom has it, and I guess I got some of I too. But to just say that it came easy would be to completely understate the journey. Learning to be an artist has always been a struggle and will probably always be. It is a simple problem with an infinite amount of possible answers. Some can conjure up the right application of paint and create alternate realms, now who wouldn’t want to do that? But I guess you don’t just wake up there one morning. Anything worthwhile usually takes lots of hard work and study. And so it was only after years of drawing and art history classes that I acquired a real taste for art. It took really delving in deep to understand how vast this world of art is. It is a world of expression, freedom, and beautiful possibilities. It is life! When the “real” world comes callings how do you answer? For a time, I didn't know how to answer. How could I use these newly acquired skills to make it as an artist? I found out that that it isn't easy. The best route for me was to fulfill that thought I had way back in high school. Initially It felt like selling out or giving up on the dream. Now that I have been teaching for 5 years, I realize that this isn't selling out at all. At the end of each work day I leave feeling completely inspired. I love teaching for the same reason I love art; every time it’s a new experience with the potential of changing the world. For me it’s art everyday, all day, and that is living the dream. |
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