Readers may ask why authors write art books. What is the benefit of this book and all my other art-themed books? Well, it is to document, not just for me, but for historical value, my life and the lives of all artists that I feature from a diverse category of famous and not-so-famous artists. Developing a track record of our work is essential not just for us but for the next generation of artists on the horizon. Recall that many artists gained fame and fortune after their time, long after their gravestones needed remodeling. Vincent van Gogh is one such artist who only sold one painting in his lifetime. His fame and fortune came through his wife and brother, his posthumous advocates who shone the spotlight on his works. Well, I am not waiting to die as there might not be activists ready and willing to take on such a challenge on my behalf, especially since I spent 20 years studying to be a business person, an educator, and not an artist of any measure. You, the readers, are my only hope. Go for it!
Inyaso: - "Inyaso, aka Dr. Indiana Robinson, is the author of over 100 books with topics covering biography, history, visual arts, poetry, academics, music, novellas, ancestry, children, business, sports (cricket), and business. She is also an educator who earned her doctorate in education a decade ago. Her experience spans stints in the following areas: - cataloging children's books while on an apprenticeship at a South Florida Library - assisting professors at the doctoral level in the SPED Law and Governance course - temping at a speech-language facility for children with autism - tutoring at the elementary school level with the America Reads Federal Work Study program - being a member of the Board of Advisors at JFK Tutoring - mentoring high school students in the Take Stock in Children (TSIC) Broward County youth program - teaching high school students career discipline in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) WorkForce One program - applying for a university grant to teach adult coloring art to veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - volunteering at the Museum of Art (MOA) Shark exhibition - attending Guy Harvey's seminar on shark conservation, writing poems on sharks, owls, ducks/other animals, and making animal collages - studying international business at both the master's and doctoral levels - training teachers at all levels at a higher education institution Dr. Robinson earned two bachelor's degrees from Florida Atlantic University (Magna Cum Laude), two master's degrees from H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and a doctoral degree from the Fischler College of Education at Nova Southeastern University. She is also SHRM certified in PHR. With no children of her own, she cherishes her stepchildren Bobby, Marc, and Kelly and their offsprings, Saffron, Sasha and her son Sachon, Shae, Marley, and Joseph King, as well as her nieces and nephews: Marsha, Rohan Sean, and Dean Hibbert; Major Carlington Reid, and 2nd Lt. Tara and Errol, Jr Price; and Krisan and Captain Caniggia Harrison and their offspring: Caleb, Tammoy, Raheem, Jaheem, Antonio, D'Angelo, Myzeria, twins Malaysia and Mygia, Alyssa, and Milan. She is also blessed with Godchildren: Dean, Little Miss Joan, Kerri-Anne, Tyree, and Jahari."
