Ardee Horne
My father was an architect and my mother, a dressmaker so it was only natural that I was drawn to art and design. That initial interest did not really lead to my current status of being an artist. Having graduated with a Business degree, and working for investment firms after college, it took many years to acknowledge my repressed love for the arts. Read more>>
Chelsea Leopold
I can remember making mud pies with my siblings. When all my sisters were fine with how their slop came out, I was the one picking berries to garnish it with, and finding a stick to make criss-cross patterns on top just like my Grandmother’s pies. Read more>>
Rebecca Noelle
I was an only child, born in the San Bernardino Mountains and raised in my mom’s flower shop. I attended Clare Cherry School from age 2-12, and Clare Cherry’s philosophies of encouraging play and creativity in children had a major impact on me. I studied dance beginning at age two-ballet, tap and jazz, and eventually moved into Irish Dance and then ballroom. Read more>>
Tomas Archuleta
I had family members who were artistic and really inspired me to want to draw and create. I was doodling as young as a toddler and took my first commission piece in second grade, it was a big ad for Hillshire Farms in a grocery store. I had great marks in art classes growing up but didn’t think it would become a career per say. Read more>>
Kim Curran
I was a professional photographer for 15 years. I specialized in child portraiture and was known for stark expressions, vivid colors and creative urban locations. I had an active studio in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego. Read more>>
Christina Ilene Thomas
I’ve spent a large part of my life travelling and working in the casino industry. In 1999, I settled in San Diego and I love it. I began painting in 2009, after an illness almost took my life. Now after 19 years in San Diego, I’ve moved to Rosarito Beach, but I go to my studio at The Studio Door in North Park to paint. Read more>>
Jennifer McHugh
I grew up thinking I would become an interior designer or some sort of artist, but pushed those dreams aside when I kept hearing these careers don’t make any money. If I only knew then that success isn’t measured by income! So I enrolled in SDSU as a Graphic Design major, and changed my major a couple times until I finally settled on a Communications/International Studies degree. Read more>>
Michelle Jean Barron
Three years ago, I gathered the art supplies I had in my home and sat down to create. The product of a quiet afternoon resulted in a painting that won an art contest on Minted, and heralded the beginning of a life changing journey for me. Read more>>
Erica Putis
I grew up in Vermont and spent many hours walking around the 20 acres my family owned. Because it was a small town I learned to entertain myself and much of that time was spent creating. I would make jewelry, Barbie clothes and drawings and try to sell it to my fellow 3rd graders. Read more>>
