Heather Long-Roise has had a resurgence in her painting by creating small portraits.  She likes to express the character of her subjects in the portraits she creates by looking for hidden colors to explore throughout.

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Heather has been an art teacher for 24 years in public education, where she is able to inspire little artists.

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The image of the Quahog she created for the 'Mayflower 400' project was inspired by how the Quahog was used to create Wampum, a bead that was used as currency by the Wampanoag.