The author is a retired street artist - working first in oils, then watercolors; painting scenery and American wildlife. She switched her media to clay many years ago. Bonnie sold her art at street shows all over the country for many years, concentrating on the Midwest and Southeastern states. Some of her work can be found in exhibits in hospitals, some in private collections, and a lot of it probably in your homes. Bonnie is the mother to five wonderful children, mother-in-law to another bunch of great people, grandmother to seven beautiful grandchildren and great-grandmother to two. She has been a lover of dogs, cats, flowers, people, and most living things all her life. She has hiked in many countries, and many states. She has broken a few hearts, and probably a few laws along the way. She was a single mother for many years. She is a sister, an aunt, a cousin, sometimes a Catholic, and always a believer in a Supreme Being. She has never met a stranger and believes there is good in everyone.