Sharon Santillo truly believes we are all artists, that creativity is inherent in what it is to be human. After following the research being done at Emory University on the value of families knowing their history, Santillo is on a mission to encourage people to ask questions and collect family stories. She helps all ages and abilities to use collage art to lead writing and to preserve their stories in engaging books to share with family and friends. www.familystoriesthroughart.com She enjoyed a twenty-seven year career teaching art in public school and is a certified trainer for the University of New Hampshire in art and writing workshops. In 2011, Sharon Santillo was named Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year.