ABOUT THE ARTIST

Teri Atkins was raised in Tellico Plains in the Cherokee National Forest. She entered college at 16, by 18 she had a computer programming degree, and entered the University of Tenn., Knoxville. She graduated with a degree in interior architecture and design. She and her husband David moved near Memphis TN. She worked in a top interior design firm, for a New York Times owned paper, designed sets for a Washington Post owned Cable station, and worked as a graphic designer for a Rust Communications newspaper. In 1997, she began her own graphics design firm. Also working as a watercolorist since 1992, she was a member of the Jackson Art Association, and Tenn. Watercolor Society. She began an artist registry for west Tenn. which included over 150 artists, keeping them in contact with each other as well as publishing a quarterly newsletter for west tenn. arts and matching consignments with area artists. She was even nominated for a Governor's award in the Arts.

She enjoyed success as a watercolorist, hosting several solo shows and many group shows in various galleries, banks, and frame shops in Arkansas, Missouri & Tenn. She won over 75 awards for her art. Her graphics business included consignments for local, national and international assigments for brochures, posters, ad campaigns, and catalogs. She and David joined several choirs, and wrote and played music. During this time, she also gave much time to social efforts like domestic violence issues, and childhood sexual abuse survivors and prevention groups.

In September 2001, the 9-11 disaster affected the local economy to such extent that they were forced to look nationally for computer networking jobs. After finding both an arts community and a networking community in Colorado, they moved to the Rocky Mountains. Having settled in Colorado, they both love the new landscapes, opportunities and challenges of the Rocky Mtns. Here, Teri began a serious love of photography. She now concentrates her artistic efforts on photography, oil, watercolor and graphics, dividing her time between the Appalachians and the Rockies.

She is constantly finding a new waterfall to climb or national park to explore. She is grateful for gallery support throughout the United States for her images. She has hundreds of images available for sale in notecards, web graphics, photographs and fine art prints. If you would like to purchase something as a print, visit her gallery at http://www.artspheres.com/naturephotos.htm or please contact her at:

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Her favorite saying is by John Lennon -

"Life is what happens,
while you are busy making other plans."

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