Growing up in rural southwest Minnesota nature has always been a huge inspiration and I enjoy drawing and juxtaposing hard and soft imagery and textures in my artwork. While having always been interested in all things magical, I chose to use the occult imagery to evoke the “magic” that most people associate with the creation of art. As an art teacher a large part of my job is convincing students that they can in fact draw and its not a “magical’ skill that only a lucky few are born with. My show Personal Magic is an ode to my students, hard work, and practice.” ~ Danielle Wedeking