My name is Amy Mfuni (formerly Amy Thompson) and I am an artist. I have been using charcoal as my primary medium since I first identified as an artist and while I will always love the medium; the messy freedom it provides me with and the ease with which I have come to manipulate it, I feel driven to branch out. I briefly worked in the realm of contextual art in an effort to beat the isolation of studio work, however found that I loved the process of object creation too much to eliminate it even partially. Most recently, I have taken to the streets, where ever I am, and sought subjects willing to share the lines on their lovely faces with my drawing materials and paper. Additionally I have begun teaching drawing classes and playing the cello after an 11 year hiatus.