07/29/10

An Architect Who Turned to Art

Curtis Olson started making art on a full-time basis less than a decade ago. Before that, he'd been practicing architecture in California and Wyoming for twenty years.

"One Friday about eight years ago, I was driving to my grandmother's memorial service in Missoula, Montana and thinking of the unfulfilled dreams she'd had in her life," he said. "On Monday morning I quit my job and began my art career. I lived on credit cards for a year until it finally began to be a bit profitable."

He'd been making art in his spare time throughout his first career, thinking that someday he'd make it full time. "But I loved architecture. I dreamed about architecture and most of my vacations were to see great architecture," he said. "I poured my heart and...

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