FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL — Laura Korynta ’14 starts her self-introduction by saying, “I came to art in a really unconventional way.” Korynta went to school at St. Cloud State University for linguistics and teaching ESL before becoming a teacher. She loved art as a child, but it took awhile for her to re-embrace her passion as an adult and today, although she has returned to teaching ESL and art, she’s continuing to work on her artistic skills through the Hinge Arts residency program.
While working as a teacher, Korynta met artist Malia Burkhart and it opened her up to the artistic community in the Twin Cities and what can be accomplished with art. She came across a quote, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” and immediately thought, “pursue art.” So that’s what she did.
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