Artist, maker, teacher, author, head cook and bottlewasher.
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The art I make is the result of a life-long love of pattern, texture and color. How I teach is a skill honed by experience (I started teaching creative arts to younger kids when I was 12). After earning a B.A. in Studio Arts from Trinity University, I helped lead an internationally recognized educational foundation, designed curriculum exhibits for schools and other institutions, wrote and edited for a major daily newspaper, opened the San Antonio Children's Museum and then, a dozen years ago, took the scary but essential (for me) leap to become a fulltime artist and art teacher.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 06:03PM 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO CREATE ART?
Here's one way to answer that question:
Recycled, music in Creativity and other big ideas Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 04:15PM You may have already seen this -- it's gone viral rather quickly, but I thought it worth passing along! Just another reminder that art is all around. It needn't take a lot of money to make. That sometimes a passing fancy can add wonder and imagination to everyday life. This guy didn't bother to ask permission or ask someone to pay, he just expressed and idea, took a little whimsey to the streets, and, gee, now something like 2 million people have seen him on YouTube. Makes you think.
Recycled, trash in Creativity and other big ideas Monday, October 18, 2010 at 08:16AM 
Hi Susie and Julia:
Just wanted to send out a quick note to thank you so much for choosing Villa
Sumaya for your 3 day respite after your long tour of central america and
all your good works. I'm sending along another big thank you for the
recycled dresses - the girls just loved them and Celine will take the one
she is wearing in the picture to school tomorrow so that she can share it
with her school mates and teachers. It's really a very cute dress and I am
considering copying the style as both girls loved it. Unfortunately it's a
little itchy but it's a great example of creative mind at work and when the
girls are done enjoying them we will donate them to the Pacha Mama program
that has a massive recyling program around the lake so that they can use
them as examples of what can be done with a bit of refuse.
I also wanted to let you know that we were delighted to know about the
baking soda as a fixative as we did run out of soda ash and were able to
substitute the baking soda. So again we thank you and hope to stay in touch
and look forward to all that may come. I'll ask Lizzy to send you our group
package so that you can keep in mind the possibility of bringing little
groupitos here one day. We'd love to share our paradise with you.
Wishing you all the very best, love, Wendy
