Igrew up i n an ext remel y cl ose f ami l y,al ways enj oyi ng t he camaraderi e oft he peopl e and t he ani mal si n my l i f e. The rest aurant busi ness has surrounded me si nce Iwas a chi l d. Despi t e bei ng born and rai sed i n Georgi a,Ispent mostoft he weekends i nt he wi nt ersnow ski i ng i n Nort h Carol i na and appreci at i ng t he mount ai ns. Iam t he person t hatIam t oday and Ival ue t he t hi ngs t hatIdo because ofmy upbri ngi ng and t he wonderf ulopport uni t i es t hatI have had i n my l i f e such as cl ai re i nl amarval l ey,l ocat ed i n yel l owst one nat i onalpark. st udyi ng i n London,part i ci pat i ng i n mi ssi on t ri ps,l i vi ng i n Park Ci t yf ort hree amazi ng years,experi enci ng t he st unni ng l andscapes of t he mi d-west ern mount ai n st at es,and now bei ng a t eacher . My i nf l uences are t oo numerous t o ment i on. Some peopl e mi ghtcal lme “scat t er-brai ned”i nt he vari et yf ound i n my art . Ipref ert ot hi nk t hatInot i ce t he smal lt hi ngs around me and have a memory f orseemi ngl yi nsi gni f i cantt hi ngs. Ido notmi nd recei vi ng t he same cri t i ci sms t hatPi casso recei ved. Formostofmy art i st i cl i f e Ihave predomi nant l y used charcoal ,past el s, encaust i c,and pai nt . Inow am l earni ng a bi tofphot ography,scul pt ure wi t h cerami cs,and pri nt maki ng. New mat eri al s chal l enge me and ret urni ng t o my t rust ed mat eri al s af t erdabbl i ng wi t ht he new chal l enges me as wel l . Igi ve t hanks t o God f orgi vi ng me t he eyes t o see,t he easi l y-di st ract ed mi nd t o not i ce,and t he heartt o creat e. Cl ai re recei ved herB. A.i n Fi ne Artf rom Presbyt eri an Col l ege i n 2002 and her MAED i n Secondary Educat i on f rom t he Uni versi t y ofPhoeni xi n 2007.She current l y t eaches el ement ary arti n Cobb Count y.Al t hough now resi di ng i n Mari et t a,Georgi a, Cl ai re enj oys spendi ng much ofherf ree t i me i n Park Ci t y,Ut ah and t he west ern Uni t ed St at es.
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