Every time I visited my grandmother she would encourage me to create something. We could create art in a moment's notice because she always had art supplies readily at hand. She would give me a chunk of clay to make a sculpture or items from her recycle bin to create a mobile. She dragged me along on her painting adventures - rain or shine. I would sit as the model for her painting classes and she would invite me to go with her on trips to art galleries and museums. Our visit together to see a Claude Monet exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago my 10th grade year of high school opened my eyes to the world of art in a new way. 

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My grandmother was such a blessing to me and developed me in such a passion and appreciation for art. I feel blessed to be able to pass on art experiences to my students at school as well as my own children, Molly Mac (8) and Warner (4).