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January 28, 2026 "Why do you want to be an artist?" Do you want the long, drawn-out reason or the manufactured reason I am currently trying to... manufacture? Why after 8 years teaching in the gen. ed. classroom am I deciding shift gears? Why, when I had began my college education as an Art Ed major, am I choosing to return to this my career choice? The real answer is personal. The easier answer is I am ready to choose me and my family. For many personal reasons that I will

January 26, 2026 Welcome. I hope you will travel with me on this glorious adventure into the world of "What the heck am I doing" as I attempt to become an artist. I warn you, this escapade is full of ups and down and paths not yet taken. I have been a teacher, mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and so many other things. I always had art as a hobby, but all of these years, it never entered as a title or purpose. I heard phrases like "artists are weird" or "you can't make mon