Debra Corbett is a native of New Jersey, but has lived in New England for more than 25 years. She lives in the town of Melrose: a community less than 10 miles from Boston; to access all its culture is an easy trip. Her husband’s name is Tim. She is one of the fortunate ones to have a supportive spouse who has always recognized her need to be creative and to be in the arts. She has 2 adult children: Molly living in Chicago, and Neal living in downtown Boston. She maintains an active home studio, where she spends anywhere from 4 to 6 hours daily, if possible. Corbett says, “the abstract work requires a space that allows me to explore different materials, often creating a mess yet always focused on the result”. She is comforted by an array of paints, brushes, glazes, varnish, tools, plaster, and so on. The direction a piece is going is not always clear in the beginning, but the process of developing a satisfactory tactile surface is what excites her. These pieces are emotional responses to nature and travels she has taken, and certainly the resulting work is from the heart.