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Biography:	About the Artist I was born in Connecticut in 1963 the daughter of a Navy Family. I lived in many places, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Hawaii and now North Carolina. Growing up always fond of art and art projects. I gave up my "normal" life in 1994 to pursue my dream of becoming an artist. I owned a illustration studio for many years and enjoyed it very much. In 2000 I was diagnosed with cancer. The next 2 years I fought to survive. I started to paint in 2002. In 2003 I decided to start painting full time. Not only would I survive I was going to grow. My new journey began. About the Art When I first started to paint I painted on canvas. I didn't feel right to me. I wanted to include my passion for recycling. I feel our society needs to be more creative with the tons of material that end up in our dumps. I found wood and lots of it. To me, each piece has a spirit in it. I want to bring it back to life. Much like my art does for me. I gather wood from my neighborhood before it makes it to the dump. I clean it, cut and sand it. During this process I let each piece "speak" to me. I then sketch out the picture using the grain of the wood as a guide. I apply washes of color to the wood, layering each without covering up all the grain. I want the true beauty of the wood to show through in some places. When complete each painting is then poly coated several times sanding between each coat. Each piece having been rescued and nurtured is now a beautiful work of art.

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