About Me:
My career as a visual artist began in 1984. It was then, while only at the tender age of 12, I exhibited my artwork in a small art gallery in Warren, Ohio along side my father, Joe Willie Smith, a seasoned artist, who encouraged me to create an art piece for the show. I sold my first original work of art entitled, Morning Mist, Acrylic on canvas for a modest $35, to a local news anchorwoman. It was after this first experience that I realized that I would follow in my father’s footsteps and become an artist as well.
In my mid- teens I developed a flair for fashion while in my Junior and Senior years in High School. I took up a two-year Fabric & Clothing Constructing, spending hours sewing, constructing clothing using basic to advanced patterns like Simplicity, Butterick and Vogue. My
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