Creative Artist

I Wanted to be a Fairy

Yes, you read that right. I dabbled in folk-art and painting, but while I enjoyed it, art didn’t come naturally to me.

Years passed. I received a diploma in childcare, and at 21, I opened a childcare centre.

One day as I was reading a story to the kids, I looked at the pictures I said to myself, ‘you should be able to do this! It is just lines!’

At the centre, it was compulsory to record images of the kids for planning and observations purposes. I wasn’t flash at

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