Wrangellite Clara Haley shows off a copy of the Spokane Spokesman Review featuring her granddaughter, Haley Waddington. The story focused on Waddington’s new found success in the art scene in the region.
Wrangellites are known for their love of fish, trees and the great outdoors – and now, one young woman who was born and raised here is being recognized for her love of art.
Haley Waddington, a 2002 graduate of Wrangell High School, is pursuing her career in Spokane, Wash. and recently began working out of a studio in the Spokane Valley where she was showcased in a half-page feature story in the Spokesman Review newspaper on Jan. 17.
Waddington said she was overwhelmed by how much attention her art received in the story.
“It was exciting because I didn’t know how big the article was going to be,” Haley said.
The story in the Spokane newspaper featured her with a photo of acrylic paintings and a quilt she made while in living in Washington. Her work is currently on display in a number of galleries in the Spokane area.
Her grandmother, Clara Haley, added that she was amazed to see Waddington in the paper – and was ebullient about her success.
“I’m really excited for her,” Clara said. “She told me she is going to be having her own art show and she has opened a business of her own too. I am so happy for her. She is awesome.”
Waddington graduated in 2004 from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla., where she majored in computer animation.
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