I AM AN ARTIST

I LOVED ART IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LEARNED HOW TO SEW MY OWN CLOTHES AT A YWCA SUMMER CAMP. I LEARNED HOW TO KNIT AND CROCHET AT A YARN DEPARTMENT IN A BIG STORE IN DAYTON. I KNITTED MY DOLL CLOTHES. I HAVE MADE MY OWN MOCCASINS, SKI CLOTHES, WINTER JACKET, QUILTED VEST, A DULCIMER, ROCK ART, STONE SCULPTURE, SILVER JEWELRY CRAFTS, WOVE A SCARF WITH A LOOM, AND CROCHETED SOME SANDALS WITH RAFIA, AND POTTERY AND CLAY SCULPTURE, AS WELL AS DRAPERIES. TODAY I AM RELEARNING H0OW TO CROSS STITCH. IT IS A TECHNICAL CRAFT THAT REQUIRES PATIENCE IN ORDER TO STITCH WITH COTTON AND WOOL EMBROIDERY FLOSS. THE RESULT IS PICTURES THAT LOOK LIKE PAINTINGS. IT IS SIMILAR TO CHINESE EMBROIDERED PICTURES, HOWEVER THEY USE MACHINES TO EMBROIDER THEIR PICTURES, HOWEVER THEY USE MACHINES TO EMBROIDER THEIR PICTURES TODAY. I HAVE MADE HUNDREDS OF ROCK ART REPLICAS OF NATIVES AND PICTOGRAPHS THAT LOOK SIMILAR TO PREHISTORIC PAINTINGS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN U.S. I HAVE STUDIED THE INTERPRETATION OF ROCK ART IN GRADUATE SCHOOL. I PLAN TO SELL THESE PIECES. I HAVE NOT SOLD ANY OF MY OTHER ART. IN UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE LEARNED HOW TO PAINT WITH OILS AND ACRYLICS, AND MADE POTTERY AND CLAY SCULPTURES AS WELL AS ROCK.