Joyce Gordon

My Mom said it all started early in my childhood, my passion for flowers when I would put on my boots in the morning after a summer’s due to go out and smell the peonies, I feel my life’s work has prepared me for my studies in what I would do in my future goals. I was a florist for many years, designing flowers. Flowers are the passion of my work, all kinds of flowers if I can’t design them I’ll print them or paint them. Painting has become my biggest passion, I like trying new things even things out of my comfort zone, and I want to learn all aspects of painting so I will be prepared once I leave Purdue University. I have taken two Painting classes; Beginning and Intermediate, and three Printmaking classes; Intaglio Etching1, II and Silk Screen, and I plan to take one more Painting class before I leave to gain all the knowledge I can.

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In high school the highlight for me was my 10 years of 4-H: I took arts and crafts, foods, clothing, dress review, home furnishing, and flower arranging, I even tried out for 4-H Queen. I went to the State Fair several times with my projects over the years. In high school I sang in the Girls Glee Club, participated in a variety show, I also sang in the choruses of the Musicals: Once Upon a Mattress, Little Abner, and Bye Bye Birdie. I displayed art work in the high school art shows. I also was a member of the youth choir at church.
I have had an adopted daughter through Childfund International in the Philippines, since the late 8o's. I am now on my 5th or 6th child. I have sung in The Covenant Choir since 1991, and with Sweet Adeline's from 1991-2003. I have been involved in Civic Theatre since 2003, acting and ushering. Some of the productions I have been in include: The Music Man, Carousel, Quilters, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, Mame, and presently I am in Oliver. I have also done a couple productions with Tippecanoe Players, one of which was Grease. In 2003 I also joined Strolling Singers, a group that sings at the Feast and Mississinewa Festivals, which has allowed me the opportunity to sing in french. Each Christmas since 2003 I have played the Ghost of Christmas Past in the Dickens of a Christmas Carol, which is performed in downtown Lafayette. The last 4 or 5 years I have been in a singing group called (AC3) All Campus and Community Chorale, which is half students and community. Being apart of this group enables us to be a part in the Cantata of the PMO Christmas Show.