My motivation was that Luann is my favorite comic strip. I call them “my people” about whom I need to find out what is going on each day in their lives! In fact that is truly the first thing I read each morning!
Info about me and my inspiration:
As the mother of three daughters, grandma of eight granddaughters and great grandma of yet another girl…nope! No boys!… I have been around little girls, beautiful brides and lovely dresses for a long time now!
That does NOT mean I ever saw a dress like the one I designed! I just woke up one morning and there it was in my head. I hurried and put it on paper before it faded away.
I wanted something sleek, simple, stylish and classy for our very feminine firefighter.
When I went to college, I had wanted to illustrate children’s books; but since there was no such category, I became a general design major, designing dog food bags, etc. (Boring!)
However, in my last semester I took a fashion design class. I loved it! However, it was way too late to make it a major; especially since I had already picked up a second major in elementary education. (Not so subtly, my mother had asked me what I was going to do with my design major!) Therefore, I taught Kdgn and 1st grade for a while, then worked as a proofer in our print shop after I married. Though not trained in fine art, I started painting; specializing mostly in portraits and murals.
I grew up in Los Angeles but became a California import when I got married and have lived in the Scottsdale area of AZ ever since.