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      BERNADETTE HUFF

Nature Coast,  Spring Hill, Florida

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; where I studied fine arts for two years at Boyce College. After college my interests turned to sewing, fiber arts and quilt making for nearly 10 years. Working with fibers and fabric was enjoyable but once I moved to Florida, I found quilts and wall hanging were impractical for the Florida sun. I soon turned to my first passion, painting. The years of working with vivid color in fabric soon found a place on my painting palette. I enjoyed using bright, vibrant colors to express myself, but found I still yearned to work with fabric and fibers. That’s where the mixed media and smaller fiber arts came into play. I could still paint fabric, sew by hand, hand embroider and embellish with found objects. The two styles became one for me. There are days where I enjoy pure painting and there are days where you will find me, gluing and embedding objects, paper and small treasures to canvas or wood. But no matter what the day is, I am happy creating.