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Laurie Kidd - Fine Artist
MY JOURNEY AS AN ARTIST
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ANY KIND OF ART. I STARTED PAINTING IN GRADE SCHOOL AND PAINT BY NUMBERS OIL PICTURES WHEN I WAS 7YRS OLD.
MY MOM WAS VERY ARTISTIC. WHEN I WAS 6 SHE MADE THIS SANTA (LIFE SIZED) OUT OF CARDBOARD AND I WAS FASCINATED WITH IT. SHE PAINTED THE WINDOWS OF OUR HOME WITH LAUNDRY SOAP AND FOOD COLORING AT CHRISTMAS. SHE ALSO MAKES GERMAN FOLDED STARS. AS TEENS WE GOT TO HELP MAKE THEM.
IN GRADE SCHOOL I WAS ALWAYS CHOSEN TO HELP MAKE POSTERS SPORTS AND EARNED EXTRA CREDITS FOR IT.
IN JUNIOR HIGH THE SCHOOL OFFERED ELECTIVES AND I CHOSE ART, LEATHER CRAFTING, DRAFTING, AND COPPER FOIL. EACH ELECTIVE OFFERED A ADVENTURE IN CRAFTING I HAD NOT TRAVELLED.
IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS INTRODUCED TO DRAMA AND OIL PAINTING STILL LIFE. I PLAYED THE CHARACTER MEG IN 'LITTLE WOMEN' THE PLAY, MY SENIOR YEAR.
I BEGAN A COURSE IN ART THROUGH THE ART INSTITUTE THAT MY MOM AND DAD PAID FOR BUT DIDN'T GET TO FINISH IT BECAUSE MY EX HUSBAND WOULD NOT LET ME . I MARRIED AT 17.
I DREW IN PENCIL AND INK BUT NOT MUCH ELSE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I DIVORCED AND REMARRIED IN 1973 AND MY NEW HUSBAND BEGAN TO RECOGNIZE THE ARTISTIC GIFT I HAD AND ENCOURAGED ME. HE LIKED WOODWORKING AND WE BEGAN TO COLLECT WOODWORKING TOOLS AND BUILT UP A WOODSHOP. I WAS PAINTING TOLE CRAFTS AND ROSEMALING AS WELL AS CERAMICS.
AFTER A FEW YEARS OF CRAFTING MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED WE WOULD OPEN A BUSINESS IN TOWN. KIDD'S TOLE 'N' CRAFT SUPPLY AND HAD A PLETHORA OF CRAFTS FOR THE CONSUMER.
