Exquisite Arts Magazine Vol 1 - July/ August 2016 | Page 33

How did you become an artist and what were
your inspirations?

be difficult to make a living with it. So I became a
psychologist and a special educator, putting my love of
art behind me for many years.

My artistic training is mainly in drawing, abstract
painting and print-making techniques. I have trained at
the Warringah Print Studio and at various art schools in
NSW Australia in the past 6 years. My mum inspired me
to become an artist. She was very good in crafts and
included me in her art time when I was a child. As much
as I wanted to pursue art as a career, I knew that it would

Whilst travelling back and forth to the USA to care for
my mum when she was gravely ill, I started to draw
pictures to lift her mood and to make her laugh. It made
a big difference in her quality of life. As a result of her
encouragement, I decided to pursue my love of art when
she passed.

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