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about me

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I draw and paint and write and talk. I love being with children.   I used to work in public radio with a specialty in parenting issues.  I have been a Montessori teacher in Minnesota and New York. I was head of a Montessori school in Minneapolis.    I provide speaking services, freelance illustration, and learning sessions for Montessori students of all ages. 


I fill small sketchbooks and journals with my drawing and writing.    I love crowded city streets and windswept mountaintops.   Yellow used to be my favorite color, but right now it might be turquoise.   I swim in lakes and hike on trails and paddle on rivers.   I play the piano late at night.   I have grown a garden and shoveled snow and cooked dinner and hosted parties and raised our children and ridden my bike in Minneapolis for 41 years. 

 

I moved with my husband to Brooklyn in the fall of 2021.  He has work in Minnesota and here, but we both love living in New York City.   I ride my bike  to the school where I work , along the East (Hudson) River. 

I canvassed in Pennsylvania this fall for Kamala Harris. 

Recently I led a "Worth Fighting For" discussion, after being trained by the Election Response Center.

I have a daily practice of drawing and writing.

I want to share my work with you.

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stay in touch

You'll receive "Eye Wonder" (my visual blog)  in your inbox from time to time, and newsletters with artwork updates.  
I never share your email address anywhere. 

nanci olesen

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nanci@nancidraws.com

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Brooklyn, NY

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