Our Best To You / vol.1

I guess I’d have to define
the current version of my
artist-self, as a sculptor. I
love all things 3-D. I find
the push and pull of clay
to be mesmerizing and the
physical presence of
artfully arranged found
objects and metals to be
equally captivating. This
said, my love of all things
art has seen earlier versions
of myself as a painter, a
printmaker, and a
photographer.
Remember that kid in
school who drew on all of
their work whether they
were supposed to or not, or,
was always asked to be part
of the group project so
somebody could do the
drawing part?
Yea…that was me.
“Be yourself, because those who matter don’t
mind, and those who mind don’t matter.”
~Dr. Seuss
My journey into art began
as soon as I could hold a
crayon and I eventually
earned my Bachelor of Fine
Arts at the University of
Texas at San Antonio.
I quickly found myself
teaching art and photography
and though I didn’t
set out to be a teacher, found
that I loved it.
As an artist who is also a
teacher - or - a teacher who
is also an artist, balancing
my time and energy can be
difficult, but the main thing
I tell my students is to keep
working...I try to take my
own advice.
New clay exploration is
underway, after that some
welded art pieces, and after
that, who knows!
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