Working with your hands to mold and shape average materials into something new is the goal at the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center.
Autumn Pearson is an artist at the center, and one with special ties to the area. Her family has been snowbirds in Safety Harbor since the 1960s.
“So I’ve been coming here every year for spring break since I was a little girl and I learned to ride a bike here and grew up in Safety Harbor, but kind of one vacation,” Pearson said.
It wasn’t until this past November, though, that Pearson moved here full time. After living in North Africa with her husband where among many things, she started an English school.
It wasn’t until her friend who worked at the art and music center asked her to help create an education program that they finally moved back stateside.