“I started doing photography when I was single and then got busy with life and didn’t do it for, like, 40 years. I kind of got started because of just taking pictures while I was on the road, but I got into doing pictures of Goshen because Goshen is so rich and varied...
“I think the arts community in Goshen is amazing, especially for a small midwestern town. I have never lived outside of the Midwest. I mean, I’ve traveled, but this community seems unusual, in a great way. As a teacher, I love it for my students. I can say we...
“Usually in a small community there’s a big fish in the small pond, and if that big fish went to, say, Chicago, it wouldn’t be such a big fish. In Goshen, though, it feels like there’s a whole lot of big fishes — real talent that’s not just good because it’s a...
“When I decided to go into the art market, one of the things that struck me was the fact that while I was building my art I was mainly thinking about the people in my community. The people in Goshen are very, very supportive. That gave me the push and inspiration that...
“I’m from Puerto Rico. We moved here in 2012. Things on the island were getting really hard. My husband’s sister was living here. We had been visiting since 1996 and we always liked the area. We enjoyed the changing of the seasons and just hanging around downtown....
“I love Goshen. In Goshen, people are aware of art. Where I’m from, nobody cares. They don’t know. When you talk about art, people have no idea what you’re talking about. They just think that art is realistic portraits. They don’t know anything else. Here, people know...
