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Featured in Just For You , Published by People Poems, May 19, 2002

Viki Nygaard, owner http://www.mountevansdesigns.com

Ed note: Viki is the talented designer of all of my sites, http://www.peoplepoems.com and one we're getting ready to update, http://www.private-practice-marketing.com and a 3rd site in the works. She is not only gifted but one of the most patient and understanding souls I've had the pleasure to work with!

I live west of Denver in a wood-sided house nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. The scenery is breath-taking and nearly every day deer, fox, and chipmunks visit us. Living in such an incredible setting makes it easy to find the inspiration I need to be creative in my work.

Since I was a young child, I always had a great passion for art. My 7th grade art teacher greatly encouraged me to pursue my artistic talents. However, when I graduated from high school, I was deeply discouraged because I didn’t feel that I could pursue my love and make a decent living as well. Instead, I enrolled in a business college and received a degree in accounting. For nearly 7 years, I worked with numbers in the corporate world, but I was never really happy.

The purchase of a home computer changed my life. I was immediately addicted and started taking online classes in graphic arts. I knew that I had finally found a way to make my dream of working as an artist come true. With the incredible support from my family, I left the corporate world and enrolled full-time at the local community college in the Web design/graphic arts program. Today, I am running my own successful Web design business and doing what I love to more than anything else in the world. I also teach several online classes at http://www.lvsonline.com

I have two boys, David, age 14 and Cody, age 10, who bring me an incredible amount of joy and happiness. Our family is made up of two cats, Dopey and Teddy Bear; a bearded dragon named Scooter; and a husky-mix named Laska.

You can visit my site and meet the incredible team of people I have on staff by visiting http://www.mountevansdesigns.com

Email Viki at viki@mountevansdesigns.com