Creativity and Artistic ability have always come naturally to me, drawing more than anything else. From childhood it was dream to go to The Art Institute; I would watch the commercials about the pamphlet with the three pictures to draw and just knew that was where I wanted to go. When I was younger drawing was my passion, anything I look at I can put on paper and that's what I wanted to do. But as life happened years went by and I hadn't even attempted to draw anything let alone decide who I actually wanted to be in life. Lack of time and inspiration weighed heavily on my shoulders as I had been in the military for 4 1/2 years and nearing the end of my initial contract. Facing the harsh reality of "do I reenlist?"or "do I go to school?"
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The remaining question I asked myself constantly "who do I want to be?", there so many opportunities so many options. Then I got stationed in Vilseck Germany, there wasn't much around as far as shops and bakery's many of the military spouses would make everything you needed and sell it. Most popular was professional cakes. I was intrigued at the thought of edible art, after seeing a few cakes being sold I decided it looked fun so I would try it. There wasn't anyone to teach me what to do, so before I began I did some research. For hours I would watch videos on techniques, and look up tools that I would need. I looked up online classes, and took a few classes on Craftsy.com which I really enjoyed. I'm not at all a great cook, so it came as a surprise to everyone, and myself when I finally started baking how beautiful my cakes actually were. That was when I realized that this was my passion. My actual goal in the next 5 to 10 years is to own my own business once I complete my degree. There will be quite a few obstacles I will need to overcome, such as proper technique, and business management skills, but I believe dedication and focus on my goals are going to help me overcome these challenges.
The remaining question I asked myself constantly "who do I want to be?", there so many opportunities so many options. Then I got stationed in Vilseck Germany, there wasn't much around as far as shops and bakery's many of the military spouses would make everything you needed and sell it. Most popular was professional cakes. I was intrigued at the thought of edible art, after seeing a few cakes being sold I decided it looked fun so I would try it. There wasn't anyone to teach me what to do, so before I began I did some research. For hours I would watch videos on techniques, and look up tools that I would need. I looked up online classes, and took a few classes on Craftsy.com which I really enjoyed. I'm not at all a great cook, so it came as a surprise to everyone, and myself when I finally started baking how beautiful my cakes actually were. That was when I realized that this was my passion. My actual goal in the next 5 to 10 years is to own my own business once I complete my degree. There will be quite a few obstacles I will need to overcome, such as proper technique, and business management skills, but I believe dedication and focus on my goals are going to help me overcome these challenges.