"Honing a craft – A trip off the beaten path brings Cynthia Ellis into creative role"
By Vandy Duffy for Seacoast Online
Posted Mar 30, 2014 2:00 AM
"Many artistic journeys begin by having a teacher hang up a childhood drawing or by taking a class. But, picture this: A 25-year old woman traveling across the country in her Volkswagen Bug.
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It’s the mid-1970s, she has left New England and is on her way to California to meet some friends for lunch and then return home. The trip is a lark.
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On her way she meets a young man from San Francisco. He is part of the art scene there; they part ways.
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In San Francisco she meets him again. A California lunch is no longer her goal. The art scene calls to her.
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She stays in California and marries the San Francisco street artist.
