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Booth #: GS30Artist bio: I have known I was an artist since I was 10. I knew I wanted to have a career in art, but didn’t know it would be in teaching it to high school studentsuntil I was 14. My art teacher in the 9th gradeinspired me to want to teach. I recently retired fromteaching, moved to Alabama, and now get to be afull time artist. I’ve been making art and taking it to art shows for almost 24 years now. I am considered a mixedmedia artist because I don’t use just one medium.I always use oils, however. I also use seed beads,gold leaf, alcohol ink, and handmade papers. I paint only animals, flowers, and birds because thisis what I would want to hang in my house. One day,I plan to focus on landscapes as well. What I paint isdetermined by my frame or object I am going to painton. If it is a large frame, I paint flowers. I leave thebeading to smaller items and frames. A few years ago, I found a twin bell alarm clock in an antique mall, and thought it was adorable. So, Idecided to paint on it. My obsession for vintage itemsgrew from there. I’m particularly fond of things fromthe 70’s. Recently, I started making my own frames.Sometimes I find antique dresser mirrors and usethem for the frames. Anything that is more challenging to use is worked on by my husband.