My name is Cindy Wade. Some people consider me an artist, photographer, playwright, educator and dumpster diva. I grew up in a rural part of Vermont during the 1960's and 1970's with nine brothers and sisters. I attended a two-room schoolhouse during my elementary years then went on to junior and senior high in the next town where the class roster consisted of twenty-five students.
After high school graduation in 1972 I enlisted in the U.S. Army where I received basic training at Ft. McClellan, Alabama and medical training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. While in the service I worked in military hospitals where I tended to sick and injured servicemen, and in pediatrics, caring for dependent children. In all I spent ten years in the active Army, Reserves and National Guard.
After my stint in the Army I attended college on the GI Bill where I majored in art and theater. I graduated from Castleton State College in 1981 and hold a BA in Art. One of my favorite past times in college was photography, which I began an interest in during my high school years. I think I developed my love for photography from my mom who was an avid shutterbug even though the family budget limited her hobby.
In 1983 I married my husband, Todd, of Houston, Texas. Our daughter was born in 1986 and our son was born in 1991.
In the 1990's I became a self-taught Executive/Artistic Director for a professional theater company and provided much of the art and photographs for promotion. Eventually I created Gnarly Birch Press, a mail order business for home education books, booklets, and a nationally distributed, quarterly newsletter--Right At Home--where many of my artistic skills were applied. I am now an advocate for home education and have published three booklets of my own on the subject. Today I write several blogs and continue to take photographs.
Presently I reside in central Vermont with my husband. Our daughter is now 24 years old, is a certified fire-fighter, has her own eBay business, and creates one-of-a-kind creations for her own business called Flutternut Studios. Our son attends classes at the local community college, plays jazz piano, works part-time for my business and is studying web and graphic design.
No longer with any theater group I devote my time to my family, my art at Angel Ridge Art, my antique business and my blogs. I am available for speaking engagements and can be contacted via email at cwade@vermontel.net.
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