T Dean White - "My Zone"

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​" My Zone"  is the first installment of a profile series of the instructors who work at Zone of Light Studio. Our instructors help to make the Zone of Light Studio a special place for families and visitors and we wanted to highlight each member of our team. Look out for additional profiles over the next few months! Welcome to our Zone! 

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In our first installment, we profile T Dean White " Dean" , our lead art instructor who has been at The Zone since 2013. 

Dean has been teaching Art and Art History to grades 3 through 10 for the past 9 years.  He has worked as a freelance designer for over 20 years.   Dean was an Art/Creative Director at several national advertising agencies and as a Graphic Design/Illustrator in Detroit.  He designs and prints t-shirts for area Scout troops, churches and schools, is an  active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America (ask to see his collection of  Pinewood Derby cars!).
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                                T Dean White – “My Zone”
 

1. Hometown (birthplace) – Pontiac, MI
2. Alma Mater – Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
3. Your first job – Handyman for an apartment complex – starting when I was 13
4. First brush with art – 3rd Grade, a friend showed me a cool way to draw Dracula, and I’ve never stopped doodling
5. Favorite art or cultural museum in Atlanta –  The High – love their special exhibits like the Ancient Chinese Terra Cotta Army, or Dream Cars, or Impressionists, or Dali, or…
6. Favorite Place to eat in Atlanta – Any place that serves a good steak and a dark beer.
7. Favorite place in the world – Eden, Vermont – been going there to camp with the family for over 50 years.
8. Favorite gadget – Amazon Echo (Alexa spoils you)
9. How many years at “ The Zone” – All of them (been working for The Zone since before it opened in 2013).
10. Perfect Day at the Zone is – Any day where I can work with kids that are as excited about art as I am.

Thanks Dean!