I have a master's degree in printmaking, a bachelor's degree in philosophy, a bachelor's degree in oil painting and printmaking with a minor in art history. I currently teach at a community college and have taught at university for several years.

I am a graduate of Western Carolina University?s Master of Fine Arts program, a transplant from upstate New York who knows a good thing when she finds it. I have been a community outreach art instructor in the nonprofit sector since 2006, specific...