CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Capitol where it hung for a full year. A Parisian street scene was also chosen for a showing at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. However, it was an insect assignment that still stands out to Williams. “Ashley chose a large beetle, then added details of an etymology book and magnifying glass to the background,” she said. “She expanded this one little bug into a great big composition.” After 22 years of nurturing Fayetteville’s aspiring artists, Williams understands the power of talent backed by drive. “Younger students would come in and be in awe of Ashley’s work, but they would also see her really working hard to get those details in,” she said. “It encouraged other students to work harder as well.” It probably would come as no surprise to those students that Wilson is now a double major at Wingate University. If it seems overwhelming, occasionally it is. “Whenever I feel like my life is going a little crazy, I just paint and think about nothing but creating,” she says. “I have sat at times and drawn and not moved for 12 hours. Art is grounding. I see people around me at college get bored, or upset and don’t know what to do, but I can sit and draw and be perfectly content.” She realizes that many people may not regard her choices as practical. “It can be scary,” she admits, thinking about the current state of the economy, “but I’m just trying to do what I love.” And one of her loves is the transformative power of murals. In addition to dining rooms or other areas of a home, murals can be extremely appealing in children’s rooms. “Art is inspiring,” Wilson said. “I am in my element being creative, and where can you be more creative than working for children? I can paint fairytale creatures, and fairies, maybe a seascape. They would get up every morning and see that. It adds a lot of joy, a lot of fun, something exciting.” The potential seems limitless: a racecar bed begs for a road to wind into the distance behind it, a future scientist is encouraged by a laboratory painted on 24|Special Issue • 2009 Fruit arranged like flowers? What a delicious idea! Berry Chocolate Bouquet ©2003 ™ To order, please call or visit: 910-480-4862 Free Fruit Salad 1800 Skibo Road #146 Fayetteville, NC 28303 Visit us, purchase any arrangement and receive a free 16oz. fruit salad. *Valid for walk-in orders only. Fruit salads are not available for delivery. Coupon cannot be combined with any other offers. Coupon must be used when placing the order. Offer expires 5/31/09 Code: NCFA0037 EdibleArrangements.com Copyrigh t © 200 6 Edibl e Arrangements® , LLC Franchise s Available . Cal l (203 ) 774-8070 ©2003 Delicious Party® R