ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My greatest gratitude goes to my husband. Without his stubborn, dedicated love to us as a couple, our family, and my happiness, I would have never taken the risks and overcome the challenges to becoming the artist and entrepreneur I am today. Thank you for always challenging me to be better, even when I want to resist the change. We did this together.

Thank you so much to my editor, Jeannine Stein. Wow, I can’t believe how lucky I am to have you see the potential in my voice as an artist and give me the opportunity of a lifetime. Your guidance and support along the way made it possible, even though I had absolutely no idea what effort it would take when we began. This was the best possible pandemic project to undertake. Thank you for making it happen.

I could not have undertaken this massive project without my dear friend and photographer Becca Bastian Lee. More important than the stunning photographs that make this book what it is as much as the artwork itself, your encouragement when I was scared to take on this project (every single time we started a session) was priceless. When I said I couldn’t, you just kept photographing until I did.

Also, I need to thank all my students for teaching me to be a better guide. When I began this journey teaching, I had no idea how much mutual trust would need to be built in order for me to succeed and for you to excel. It has been the biggest reward for me to see artists find their calling in creative expression.

There’s no doubt that my dad inspired me to be an artist. Thank you for paving a path to show me that it’s not only possible to be successful as an artist but it’s even more important to embody the artist’s life. Ever in the moment, reinventing the meaning of life with each new morning.

I am truly grateful to my mom for being my number one fan. From the time I was a little girl, full of spit and fire. It’s only in looking back and reading every note I’ve saved that I can see that you have loved me wholly for who I am and been proud every step of the way. Thank you for always believing in me, Mom.

And thank you big heaps and kisses to my three boys. You are my greatest creations, always.

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