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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 35 eventually the couple divorced. "Some things can't be healed," Brownlee wrote in a note beside the portrait. In another picture in this series, a female soldier sits on a sofa looking to one side as her young daughter stands on the floor looking up at her. e soldier erased part of the image, creating a blank streak between herself and her daughter. "For the most part, I had great leadership" in the military, she told Brownlee. "What I lost was that time with my daughter. I'll never have that back." Originally from Pennsylvania, Brownlee moved to the Fayetteville area in 2009 but had lots of other stops in between, including California, Arizona, Oregon and Kuwait. Always interested in art and design, she earned a bachelor's degree in visual arts from Fayetteville State University in 2012 and a master's degree in fine arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2015. She also became licensed to teach art in North Carolina schools and since 2014 has been on staff at Capitol Encore Academy, a public charter school located in downtown Fayetteville. "I like teaching," said Brownlee, whose students range from kindergarten through third grade. "I'm a better artist because I'm a teacher and I'm a better teacher because I'm an artist." She said her work helps her keep her artistic skills fresh. It also keeps her grounded. As an artist, Brownlee works in a variety of mediums, including photography, painting and printmaking. She also makes paper, including the paper used for many of the portraits in the Artspace exhibit. at paper is made from old military uniforms and baby clothes (the latter because of their higher cotton content). Brownlee said that until she learned that paper-making process, she'd felt the portraits were incomplete. Originally from Pennsylvania, Brownlee moved to the Fayetteville area in 2009 but had lots of other stops in between, including California, Arizona, Oregon and Kuwait. Always interested in art and design, she earned a bachelor's degree in visual arts from Fayetteville State University in 2012 and a master's degree in fine arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2015. Photo by Mat thew Wonderly

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