I’ve always, since childhood, liked to make things. I liked working with my hands; I was very visual, so I think that’s where my destiny began. I wasn’t a very good academic student in grade school, but I always excelled in my art classes. My mom really nurtured that. I went on to excel in art through high school and college. I majored in sculpture, and that was a really prolific time. Then I went to graduate school and continued my practice. Pretty much for as long as I can remember, I’ve always liked visual arts