In my journey through life I find great interest in people who have had an interesting life. When discussions started in school and among friends regarding what we wanted to be when we grew up I remember thinking as a middle schooler that I wanted to have an interesting life. I wasn't sure how i would make it interesting but I knew I wanted to have a career that supported people in their quest. Later in life, after I had worked as a teacher for many years, married, been a foster parent than an adoptive parent, and started making art I heard an interview with a woman who had just turned 102. She was asked what made her life successful and she replied "I tried to live each day more colorful [or interesting] than the last." I latched on to that statement and thought that's exactly how I should view the rest of my life. My pieces 10 years ago were often subtle with earthen colors but that statement from a woman who had lived a full and rich life made me think about how I could interject the idea of more color into my life and my artwork. I wanted to represent the vitality and hopefulness of this woman. So, on with color! On with making life interesting!
In my journey through life I find great interest in people who have had an interesting life. When discussions started in school and among friends regarding what we wanted to be when we grew up I remember thinking as a middle schooler that I wanted to have an interesting life. I wasn't sure how i would make it interesting but I knew I wanted to have a career that supported people in their quest. Later in life, after I had worked as a teacher for many years, married, been a foster parent than an adoptive parent, and started making art I heard an interview with a woman who had just turned 102. She was asked what made her life successful and she replied "I tried to live each day more colorful [or interesting] than the last." I latched on to that statement and thought that's exactly how I should view the rest of my life. My pieces 10 years ago were often subtle with earthen colors but that statement from a woman who had lived a full and rich life made me think about how I could interject the idea of more color into my life and my artwork. I wanted to represent the vitality and hopefulness of this woman. So, on with color! On with making life interesting!