SHANNA JAMES
I do weaving. Weaving is one of my favorite classes here at NCA. I have been coming to NCA for 16 years. I like NCA because I do a lot of work and get money. When I sell my weavings, ceramic sculptures, paintings and drawings I earn a paycheck. I feel good when I make money. I also make money working on the NCA janitorial team. I clean toilets, the lunch room, and other things. I stick the money in the bank. Because I earn this extra money I get to live on my own in an apartment. I also get to have a cat. I can buy cat food and food for myself and pay rent. That is the story of my life, paying rent. I am trying a new class, woodshop. Right now I am working on a birdhouse. I might save it for NCA’s Birdhouse show, ‘For the Birds.’ That show starts in November. NCA is a place I like. I like coming to NCA to do my artwork, spending time with friends and the staff too. You can help us by spending money here. NCA is important to a lot of us because this is all we have.
