I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and have lived here all my life. As a kid, my mom sparked my interest in creative things by being an example. She wrote poetry, did calligraphy and had a great talent for anything creative. For Christmas one year my parents bought us girls a Jon Gnagy “Learn to Draw” kit and I’ve been hooked ever since. In my pre-teen years I was fortunate enough to win an honorable mention in a Canada-wide poster contest for fire prevention and was presented an award by the then governor-general of Canada. By the time I reached...more