* In my middle school art class we were asked to paint a jungle scene. The teacher thought mine was so creative and unique it was loaned out to the schoolboard office for display.Sadly..I never got that painting back.* Just after finishing high school, my church group performed a play for the congregation. I was enlisted to write the screenplay & create the background scenery. It was a hit!* In my late high school yrs I was appointed captain of the marching band color guard unit and was asked to design possible flags designs for the songs being used in the half time show. My band director asked me to take on this project exclusively and was impressed with the results.* I am a quilter and design all my own original patterns on graph paper. I have full notebooks of these patterns for one day realization :)