| Marti Belcher |
I was born on my grandfather’s dairy farm in upstate New York. My parents, Eleanor and Percy, made TV antennas for a living. I have come to realize that the mix of the tranquility of agrarian life, the nitty-gritty of the factory environment and now, the speed and sterility of the age of technology, has blessed me with an uncommon vantage point. I was always a curious child and I am forever a student. In 1981, I was coming out of a divorce, had two teen-agers and I decided to move to Northern Virginia to complete my education at Georgetown University. I think Pearl Bailey and I were the only two full-time adult students on the campus! My time at Georgetown afforded me another opportunity for growth and new perspectives. I started studying photography in 2003 as a graphic design student. I knew immediately that I had finally found my creative mechanism and I have never looked back... |