It was while wearing an itchy waitress uniform in a near-bankrupt restaurant that Cathy Thorne decided to take stock of her life. Almost 30 years old, she knew that something had to change. What she wanted more than anything was to explore the creativity she’d left behind with childhood. Needing to eat and pay rent, she continued to drag herself to work with increasing dread until she discovered The Art Centre, in Toronto. It offered a three-year-program with training in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and printmaking – for free!
It seemed like Utopia until she found herself paralysed in front of an easel, trying to tune out the instructor’s warning that the likelihood of succeeding in the arts was close to nil, and that most students would probably end up waiting tables! But shortly before graduating, it came to her. She began to sketch figures that looked like the drawings she had made as a child. Below the illustrations, she made candid observations, and Everyday People Cartoons starting pouring forth effortlessly.
That was in 1999. Today, Cathy lives and works on a quiet street in Toronto, with her husband and two young children, who offer her valuable new perspectives and enough challenges to inspire a lifetime's worth of comedic material.
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It seemed like Utopia until she found herself paralysed in front of an easel, trying to tune out the instructor’s warning that the likelihood of succeeding in the arts was close to nil, and that most students would probably end up waiting tables! But shortly before graduating, it came to her. She began to sketch figures that looked like the drawings she had made as a child. Below the illustrations, she made candid observations, and Everyday People Cartoons starting pouring forth effortlessly.
That was in 1999. Today, Cathy lives and works on a quiet street in Toronto, with her husband and two young children, who offer her valuable new perspectives and enough challenges to inspire a lifetime's worth of comedic material.
http://everydaypeoplecartoons.com/cartoon/525/Email-Cartoon
