Heather Kirtland is an artist, author, speaker, and creative instigator.  She received her BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and was a Maryland State Art Council Grant recipient that same year.   Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and in both Italy and Wales. She has served as a grant panelist for the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.  In addition to her painting practice, Heather teaches encaustic, is a community founder at Carve Out Time for… more