She came to the studio with no previous art experience. She had special educational needs that made traditional classroom learning difficult - and had been made to feel, more than once, that creative subjects were not for her.
Two years later, she has independently completed multiple professional-quality projects: direct acrylic painting on canvas, designed shirts, tie-dye, batik, bleaching technique, beadwork and basic weaving.
She did not become an artist because she was pushed. She became an artist because she was given the time, the space, the patience, and the belief that she could.
