After 15 years as a free lance artist in Washington D.C., P.J. Schadler began 30 years’ teaching fine arts and crafts to adults and children as Arts Director for the Military in MD, PA and in Italy. She expanded her love of fibers, batik, and abstract painting, studying with several renowned artists in Europe and the U.S. She loves combining media and techniques with nature, photographs and found objects. She believes art is a journey.