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Throughout my life, many different people have inspired me.   Two of those people, my grandma and my mother, played a critical role in my creative development.

My grandma, May Estelle Windsor, was a talented seamstress.  Born in 1897, she learned to sew by developing her own patterns.  She could duplicate any item she admired when passing by a store window.  In 1973, my grandma passed her love of sewing on to me.  By teaching me to sew, she also inspired me to create projects from my imagination.  I will never forget my first "creation."  I made a Piglet as a friend for my Pooh Bear.  Although he was quite pathetic looking, he did bear some resemblance to the Disney Cartoon.  I was very proud!  Especially because it was something that I had done on my own.  I use my grandma's image from 1913 on my hangtags as a tribute to a great woman.

My mom, Dora Lee Bunting, is also very talented.  She is not only a gifted artist but is a very clever writer as well.  Combined with her vivid imagination, she never ceased to amaze or entertain us as children.  Whether she was writing a script for a fashion show, designing a poodle skirt for a school play, or teaching a group of 4-H'ers a particular craft, my mom was always successful.  Although my mom could not teach me her specific talents, she did teach me about something that is very important in any successful career...perseverance.

I owe a lot to both my grandma and my mom because as a bear artist, they made me who I am today.