"I opened The Art House in 1987 in a small one room business complex. I knew from working in the public schools that fine art was not being taught and needed to be. I knew artistic children needed support. I DIDN"T know if parents would recognize the need, but I had to try. I taught classes and my seventh grade daughter was the receptionist. We opened with 20 students, most of whom were children of friends. Within 6 months, we had 50 students and today we operate at our max of 450 students/week. I developed my own curriculum based on what I knew my 4 children were capable of and what I wished someone had taught me.