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Hello, my name is Caroline McFarlane and I am founder, owner and featured artist of Love2Creat3e, LLC.

I teach step by step painting.  Let me tell you a little bit about me and how I got started in art.

I remember a time when I was young and high on life. I had a great career, bought my own car without my dad’s help, I TRAVELED around the world, got married, spent time with my family and discovered my love tor art. I felt invincible. Then one day I wasn’t, I was so afraid that my life was not going to be the same again. But then I told myself that everything will be fine.  But when I was diagnosed with a rare eye disease, it felt like my independence, my love of art, who I was - was all being taken away. But what I didn’t even realize was how much worse things would become. The treatment I went through took so much of my life. For 3 years I received grueling treatments to help me battle this aggressive disease. Every 2 weeks for 3 years…not being able to be in sunlight…Because if I had, I would get 3rd degree burns. Then after the 3 years, my eyes were finally no longer bleeding. In this time, I continued to give up my ability to live life as I knew it…even making the decision to give up driving, one of my greatest forms of independence. I was literally in a dark place in my life. I don’t know if any of you have ever been in a dark place in life before… or felt so much loss…but that’s how it was for me. I tried so hard to stay positive despite all of this - then one day I was sent a miracle. I started working with a low vision doctor to help me with my sight loss. I learned how to live life, but differently, a new way. I honestly thought I would never be able to do my art again. Through exercises and specialty glasses I can create again…I can read again…newsprint size letters but hey! I can read! Today, I get to  continue with my passion, what connects me to my childhood, my best friend, my mom, my symbol of independence - I am now able to create once again. I have even become more creative with the types of things I make and the different types of art media.   By teaching step-by-step painting I can share the things I learned with others who may or may not have low vision or visual impairment.