You may be asking, so what is it exactly
that I do? Or how is it that I came to
do what I do?
Over the years while still living my
corporate life, I continued being creative.
I remember one of my high school teachers once explaining to us how she decoupaged
her floor. I also remember deciding then
that I would be like her and make all my decorations and artwork for my own home
some day. As the years have gone by, I
pretty much have. I have painted watercolor
pictures for my walls; made curtains,
bedspreads, pillows; and even made all of my lampshades.
Knowing that I would someday retire from
my day job, I had to determine what kind of an artist I wanted to be when I grew
up. Back in January of 2010, I signed up
for a Fabric Embellishing class at a local quilt shop, The Great American Quilt
Factory. It was taught by Heather Thomas, a wonderful and very knowledgeable teacher, from whom I have learned so
much. She opened my eyes to a whole new
world of art making. I knew then that I
had found what I wanted to do. I wanted
to be a fabric artist. Looking back, I
realized that I was already doing fabric art in my home décor and lampshade
making. I just hadn't thought about it.
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