Womankind

Healing past wounds

When did you start painting, and what attracted you to art as a young person?

From my earliest memories, I’ve always enjoyed drawing and making things from whatever materials I could find. Wire, cardboard, sticks, and cans were always easily accessible and the ground was always available as a drawing surface. The first real paintings I made were watercolours of insects from a guide book.

What is the best advice you received at art school, and what’s the best advice you can give others?

My high school art teacher once told me that artists think

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