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I have always been visually minded. My first memory of drawing was at age three. I drew on napkins, paper bags, anything I could get my hands or my Crayolas on. Books of family trips were liberally illustrated with my experiences. As a child I would rather draw than play with dolls or other toys. I was encouraged by my mother and by teachers. In graduate school (Art History) we were told, "The map is not the territory." There is no way to recreate an internal experience by attempting to draw what we see.
