ARTISTDella Cardella

I grew up on a farm in Porterfield, WI in a quiet family of artists. There was always beauty at Grandma’s; oils on the walls, art deco, painted wood animals up the driveway and even piano by ear that sounded like Bach. In my own home my dad made furniture and painted on wood. My brothers did photography, woodworking, and inventions. My middle sister painted cartoons on the hay wagons, and I admired my oldest sister’s sketch book long after she moved out. I was taught by my middle sister as soon as I could hold a crayon. It just was, nothing extraordinary. Painted cows and tulips on the walls and a mountain lake mural by my uncle on the side of the garage. As I grew older, I saw artistic talent in my boys and my youngest played piano like grandma at 5. I began to consider the great talent God has given my family and took courage to do something more with it.