Let me introduce myself...........My name is Anita Baedke-Plucker, nicknamed Katie, and I was born and raised in Terril, Iowa. After graduating from Terril Com- munity School, I attended Buena Vista College, receiv- ing a BA in Art Education, then married and had two boys. I put my artistic career on hold to stay at home and raise my boys and as they grew older, I was able to create more artwork and began to enter area art shows. My career continued to grow as I went from art show to art show, to having limited-edition prints published, to displaying my work in galleries and juried national exhi- bitions.
When my family and I moved back to the Terril area, I joined the Spencer Area Arts Council, and soon became Director of the Gallery Shop and later, worked full-time as the Director of Education and Outreach for Arts on Grand in Spencer, Iowa. I currently teach Art at the Spencer Middle School, enabling me finally to put my degree in education and my love to teach into full practice while still allowing fragments of free time to create.
