As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher
What major[s]/minor[s] did you graduate with?
Art Ed, Foreign Studies Minor
Where do you live these days?
Olivia MN
Where do you work? What kind of work do you do?
9-12 Art Teacher
How are you involved with the arts in your current community?
Teach art, after school art club, theatre in and out of school
What was your favorite class or project in college?
Ceramics 2, Wheel Throwing with Liz and any Art History class with Jen Webb
How did SFA professors influence you?
They challenged my perspectives on the world by looking at a variety of work.
What advice would you give to a incoming Art & Design student?
It's not the number of hours you spend creating that matters, but that you pushed outside your comfort zone and worked around others not just at home.
What was your favorite local Duluth hangout in college?
Pep band house or Dublin's
What was your biggest takeaway from UMD SFA?
I can always be and create better.
How did you make the decision to attend UMD for school?
Art store on campus