I am currently in my 20th year as an art teacher and exhibiting artist. My own art education was so miserable that it would not have predictably inspired a career in art or teaching. How, then, do I find myself deeply invested in a creative field as a professional artist while being equally involved in the mechanics of teaching art? How do I define myself - -as an artist, teacher or both? How do I find the time to do my creative work as a full-time teacher? Does one activity hinder or enhance the other?