Teddi Parker's passion for painting started at a young age and was greatly encouraged by her family throughout her early life. With this foundation in place, Teddi began to experiment and learn new techniques over the course of the semester she studied Spanish in Argentina. While living in Buenos Aires, she purchased canvasses and paints and then carried her finished paintings through the subway system by hand to protect those valued images. Through the gracious advice and critique of her pen-pal mentor, Teddi is now making up for the lack of formal artistic training in her past and is currently learning how to better evoke emotion through her vibrant use of color.