rachel woodburn
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | artist | teacher |
| Location | scottsdale, arizona |
| Introduction | I learned to draw in a lab at the University of Michigan, borrowing china markers from my Grammie, who was slicing up brains and preparing them for study. Some years later, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in hand, I left the Midwest, swearing never to be cold again. | Since then, I’ve worked in television, became a nanny, headed my own graphic design business, and in 1998, became full time faculty at Scottsdale Community College, wearing more hats than I have in my closet—from Computer Graphics Instructor to Department Chair—developing programs and curriculum, and taking students halfway around the world. | My interest in exploring ways people can tell personal stories through art has led me to Australia and New Zealand to collaborate with indigenous peoples, and to Easter Island, hanging out with locals at the feet of the moai after dark. | Never one to sit still, I pursued my Masters of Fine Arts at The Art Institute of Boston. I began in historic photographic processes but most recently I’ve been working in sculpture. When I am not in the darkroom or teaching, I always have a suitcase packed and ready to go, to discover the unlimited possibilities that lay before me. |