My Mother, Sister and Me!
Three Is Dynamite
Who can explain complex human traits? Are they just inherited or are they learned at the feet of someone else? Fierce determination, talent and expressive delight in beauty is the only explanation I can come up with to explain this phenomenon known as "The Sartell Girls" "A Force Of Nature."
Mom, a professional artist*designer, my sister, a photographer, painter and baker, and then there is me...Chef. Love of design, color and the amazing world you can create. These are what was taught.
Growing up with a professional artist mother has it's ups and downs. With this kind of talent surrounding you since birth, can there be any other foregone conclusion that my sister Summer and I would also be artists?
Each of us different in our own right. Summer is a natural photographer, painter and envelopes herself in bright bold color. She can do anything she sets her mind to. She was taught, as I was taught. "You are only limited in what you can accomplish, if you limit your mind." "Boredom is a self-inflicted syndrome." If mom had anything to say about it, you would never have the chance to be bored.
I was never sure if mom was purposefully teaching traits or she just couldn't keep them to herself. Work, enthusiasm, energy and determination was a daily occurrence in our home.
We were dragged from project to project. From event to event, learning the skills it takes to accomplish anything. Even if we didn't want to learn.
We did learn, much to mom's amazement. She watches her children become forces of nature as they learn and grow in their own right. And she is mighty proud.
So here we are "The Sartell Girls". Which to some strike fear into lazy hearts. Even though Summer and I have different last names now. We still think of ourselves as such. Summer and I have daughters and sons of our own now and the tradition continues as we see budding talents grow at our feet.
Some say it's catching!
Dynamite comes in small packages. Put the three of us together. And it's name is Talent, Energy and Determination...A Force Of Nature.
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