Ok, first of all I would like to make it clear that I had a hardworking, wonderful, single mom and she cared a lot about my whereabouts!  However, without social media to show us what kind of creeps are out there, this was the time of selling Girl Scout cookies door to door. and it was more normal to let kids ride their bikes around the block until dinner time. But, realistically, despite reviewing "Stranger Danger!," I probably did this without her knowledge and totally freaked her out! But it makes me wonder, where did that confident, motivated little artist go?  

I'm still making art any chance I get, but over the last decade, as a mother of three, most of my creativity goes toward making magical birthdays, sewing Halloween costumes and cozy blankets -- during the Pandemic, I was learning how to sew masks with funky fabrics. For three years, some of my creativity went toward making up engaging projects for the kids I taught at Art Haven. As most parent artists can relate, getting to my own work and being a mom is a balancing act!  It becomes a "Cinderella can't get to the ball" situation, except there's no fairy godmother to do the dishes and laundry. (I should admit that sometimes the Prince rescues me, but he gets tired too.) And, by now I'm not expecting to get to the "ball".  But, I do have some dreams left! I'm not ready to let them all go...like I might have done to my waistline.