Summer Shells

Summer Shells, Fine Art
Summer Shells
A variety of shells collected on a summer beach walk, combined with handmade papers to reflect the colors and textures found on the shore, a gift from the ocean deposited at our feet.

Fine Art (Mixed Media)    10 x 10 x 0.75    $200.00   

Bio
<div><div><div><p>Ann Chaitin was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in Arizona, where she developed a deep and abiding love the the desert and the beauty of nature's untouched spaces. &nbsp;She earned her BA in Art with a major in painting and minor in art history, graduating with Honors. &nbsp;After working as an Illustrator for the Los Angeles City Schools, she returned to graduate school at UCLA, earning a Secondary Teaching Credential in Art Education. She taught art at the junior high level in Los Angeles, then in Bedford, MA before returning to California to and her 34 year position as Middle School Art Teacher at La Jolla Country Day School. &nbsp;She was able to combine her Art and Teaching ability during her tenure as Artist in Residence at Cabrillo National Monument from June 2015-December 2016. &nbsp;She is an active member of the La Jolla Art Association and enjoys exhibiting in local galleries and working in her home studio.</p></div></div></div>