Allyn Hart:  

After high school I wandered around searching for quite awhile. In and out of school, I settled when I finally moved to the mountains. I learned to ski in Alta, Utah and have lived there in the winters for 35 years. Backpacking, learning the mandolin, playing music in a group, all helped me ground myself. Going to graduate school (in painting-fine arts) was a fantastic experience. I got everything I'd hoped out of it and much more. I've had shows and sold things which strengthened my confidence. I don't really like the business aspect of art, but I continue to teach in one way or another. I taught at the University of Utah for a number of years, at a small elementary school in Alta, and now I just teach one on one. I like starting with kids when they are 1 to 2 years old. I'm good at it and it's a blast for me too. Travel also taught me a lot. I feel very lucky to have been to Mexico, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Japan, England, Scotland, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Thailand and Tibet. I met my partner for life, Jerry, in Alta. He's half Japanese, a Yale graduate, and an artist. He drove a school bus in Berkeley in the ...Expand for more