About Art For Life

What services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition?

We are a family-owned business, not a chain, unlike most other art studios; this means everything we do is unique to our backgrounds – including our afterschool programs with children, where we work with one-of-a-kind art curriculum called "Meet the Masters," based on learning art through the techniques and styles of famous artists through history.

What was the inspiration to start or run this business?

When I opened "Art for Life in Buford" late last year, I had been teaching in k-8 Montessori and other private school classrooms, afterschool centers and in "paint n' sip" locales for more than 20 years; I wanted to have my own studio to apply my varied, unique experience in a place of my own design.

What do you love most about your job?

In the often stressful, hurried times we are living in, I love being able to bring art into the lives of people from 5 to 95 years old, whether they are beginners or experienced artists!

What is the best reaction you've ever gotten from a customer?

Many children say, "Do I have to leave now?" when their parents come to the studio to pick them up; once, a parent told me, "I was so surprised to hear my son talking about Van Gogh the other day!" These responses let me know I'm making a difference in people's lives!