Joan Dianne Walcott born and lives in Thompson Gap, Codrington Hill, St. Michael and is employed as curator of Eljodii Gallery in Bridgetown Barbados. I am a mother of three children, a practicing Artist and Craft person. I have been practicing in the art and furniture building and interior decorating for the past twenty years. One of my personal tutors who saw my potential encouraged me to peruse the degree in art. Today I am proud to say I am presently a student at the Barbados Community College perusing an Associate Degree in Visual Arts. I took up my tutor's challenge and so far it has been an educational pursuit of excellence and artistic enjoyment working in clay and other media.