"When I was 45, I went back and got my diploma in fine arts."
"So, you know, I don't go out waving flags or anything. I just tell my story through all my art."
"So for the installation, I created leaves that represented my family and my story with a wider message of our connection to our mothers."
"Emily reminds me of myself, and today I'm just so proud of what Emily's done."
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