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At the late age of 40, Amber’s mother discovered she was finally pregnant. Amber was the “miracle child” of a couple who were planning to adopt a child. It was thought that as a result of Amber’s mother being a Holocaust survivor who endured Auschwitz and the Death March that her ability to conceive was damaged. As the “late in life” child of both a Holocaust survivor and a forced labor camp survivor from Hungary, Amber’s childhood was unusual for growing up in the suburbs of San Francisco. Hearing screaming at night from her mother’s nightmares was the norm. Fear was a regular part of her life. As a consequence of this childhood, Amber grew up with the overwhelming need to speak out against social injustice. Amber knew she wanted to be an artist since second grade, when she won a school poster contest. Later, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Southern California, and then continued her education with a Masters Degree in Art Education at San Francisco State University. At that time she also received her California teaching credential and went on to teach ceramics in the public school system. When Amber moved to Hawaii with her husband 16 years ago, she left teaching so she could focus on her own art in earnest with the goal of being the professional artist that she had envisioned since second grade. Amber is represented by top galleries in the field of ceramics and her work is exhibited and collected internationally. She is currently experimenting with glass as a new media for her work.

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joined:	Jun 12, 2007
location:	KAILUA KONA, HI US
display name:	mudgoddess