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Show Anthology of a Vagabond Ana Maria Ravinos do Schur (Mark Matheson) College of Humanities University of Utah Myartistic experier>re started at a very young age. in Pe.ru. My parent* were of humblg origins, but for some good reasons, they dedicated tine and money to provide my Mother and mewHh ¦great oooks to read, n n supplies 1 hat we could c i^ite 1 h ings, and musir instruments, that we could improvise our own musV at home I grew up playing wdhcobis nnd forms as an entertaining pastime, ir which I ended up cutting my own wooden Frames ar>d streichmg ou1 my ovui linens for the production oF canvas 1hat intei hung on the walls oF my home. There again, my parents were my no si fn d hful fans I will never stop be ing giateful For the support thai I was given in 1 hat hurnblp r>sme at such ?n enrly ,-^e. Ai th?11 irne I dnd r>?1 kr>?w l"h^t Iv^uld lik^to bK^rne ?n artist; in^tKKL bythetirnel compleied myelerneniaryrchraleducaicn, I h?d read rind pnri killy n^enxiriEed the works of several clw^r rx>sks bv C^toyevstft Verne, Pedn? C^lderon de La Barc^ th&Cerv?nieSrAlKih^?r>do1her classVwrrterioFsll tirne?. These re?dir^^ t?uci M rpe how tc legalized re?rrtre?that years later | still continue to put on inthe^rt* that I create. My nRt^enou^intennon? to reproduce the hum?n figure were as I was swteennind pamied nn ov^r "^k red He?rt of Jesu?" w n qift for my gmndmol her^ birthd?^ Kiintinn thnt f^cebec^rne^ucha ¦*Mv"rl^ th?1?herhr3h school I derided 1o?11end drawing classes at the National School oF Art in L" rna. In the trte ^eventips ?nd ^?rhy eighties I wa? involved in learning hsv^ to obser1^ rwlrtyand reproduce it. in according to my Jienms, and I kept dream" ng with tradMions LegerxJs. mvtr^kMjyjnd rnagics I was Fortun?1e to enter the Peru School oFihe ArU in Jr.Ancash lUmal. Y*here I round a hand r"ull oF dedic?1ed ins1 rumors oF the classic Malign ir?di Ten, who heipwd me develop rnany steps FuM her inthedisciplmesor"drawim rnodefir^ c lay ?nd rxunting wrtholl co^r* Later. | reioc?1ed to Eerlm m Germany, where ? flood ?tnr 1^ me to 1 he classroom of Professoi Mullei. vitio laught me morem the direction off trie hu nun Pfluip I had to stop mv u n'rversity studies v^hlle ramng three kids, but konnnned to^re?1e my new home oF o?tar. books and music wherever I h"^ed w"rth my k"ds. Finnlhy life brought us 1o the Unried Elates as permanent immifli^nn; where I resumed my university s1 ud*as In a way that reflects the eclecticism oF rny early education. I have beer adm"11ed to the University Studies Program oFihe University of Utah, and wasadm"11ed to perform graduate stud hs in sculpture m 1 he nridepnrimeni h was rxH very easy finding fin mg c lasses, deveiopmfl mctppndent stud res and reswrcti venues, but somehow I manage. I recently had a Foundry In Alpme^rast mynrst sculptured Now lam busy applying ror Funding to repiodu^e my other works into meial. h: was very Fortunate ror me 1o discover 1 hat all n^iossthewpflrien^e oFlr^ing in varh?us cultures and contingents of In ng uages. my aris accompanied me as fnrihfully as when I was a child, in the sarety of my first k^vinghome. My goal is 1o beosmeablelo help school studenis discover and "out^iheir creatrveness. I would I "kt to help oi hers valueiheir giPtsard put 1 heir dreams on visual Forms thai 1 hey may en^?y treasurpHind share. y |