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Dana is the owner of the
Art Worx Jewelry Metalsmithing Center.
After 12 years of
corporate/government life I decided that it was time to break
free from the 'cubicle,' even though I finally got a
window office, and follow my dream of owning and operating an
art studio.
As a child I
roamed the aisles of our local art store scouring the shelves
for painting kits, colored pencils, drawing books, and
anything I could get my hands on to become the artist I always
wanted to be. Over the years I dabbled in mosaic tilework,
pottery, and painting, but finally found my niche in jewelry
design and fabrication. After taking my first jewelry class,
at my community art center, I finally found the medium that I
connected with. As a self-taught artist I explore and learn on
my own which I feel gives me more creative freedom.
It was during these
same community center classes that I realized that the current
school's curriculum left little or no time for artists to
practice their techniques or finish a project that they
started during another class. Also, many students do not have
fully equipped studios at home. Then the thought hit me! How
cool would it be to build a studio from the ground up? A place
to foster creativity and imagination, collaborate ideas, and
create magnificent art. To make a studio 'for the students'
and a workspace and curriculum created 'by the
instructors.'
That is how Atlanta
Art Worx was born.
Official cute and lovable studio
dog.
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