Joan loves being around creative people and jumped at the chance to meet artists and see what goes into making art of all mediums. Besides art, she enjoys her family of 8 kids and 12 grandkids. The Blue Moose Gallery “gives me an extra reason to visit Fort Collins and to enjoy all the surrounding natural wonder and all the artists’ beautiful artwork. I met the love of my life Bud and married for 32 years. Second marriage for both of us. Bud and I had 8 kids and 12 grandkids. Now that I’m 80 it doesn’t’ seem that I’ve been around that long. But I’m grateful to be given the pleasure to keep on kicking.”