Stephanie Pollack recalls that the pivotal moment in her life as an artist came at age 12, while visiting her Aunt Fannie in Ohio. As the adults socialized, Pollack spent a good deal of the time drawing. Her aunt, observing the innate artistic ability of her niece, suggested to her parents that they enroll their daughter in art lessons.
“I always liked to draw as a child. My creative spirit is probably from my dad, who was a jazz pianist and gigged with Dave Brubeck. Dad was also a full-time account manager at the Detroit Ford Motor Company,” says Pollack.
She adds that her parents had been next-door neighbors as youngsters and, eventually, her father quite literally married the girl next door…