As an art college student in the early 1990s, Lisa Watkins was told by her professors that she “couldn’t see color.” Though she eventually earned her degree in textiles, she admits the assessment sapped her artistic passion for over two decades.
“My joy was pretty much all knocked out of me,” Watkins, 56, told The Epoch Times, speaking of how her art teachers’ criticism impacted her creativity. “I laid down my pencils for over 20 years, moving from job to job, always working hard but never feeling fulfilled. There was always something missing.”
