Kenna Barradell, a retiree living on Pender Island, is an escapee from coffee and lunch dates in the city! At eight years old, she was inspired to create visual art when she saw the beautiful paintings of her fellow grade 3 classmates. The works of fellow artists still motivate her. She left art school in Vancouver and Victoria to follow an easier path through university studies in psychology, linguistics, and education. She now boldly makes up for those lost creative years in her work with large formats: paint, clay, and metal. The expressionists, abstract artists, sculptors, and textile and clay artists of all kinds feed Kenna's creative soul. Her works are emotional, political, and, typically, human-centered. Today, metal inspires her to learn new ways of communicating through the eyes.