Erica Christopher was raised in the hills of Charleston, WV, where family vacations formed her early love for the beach. Fond memories of those times inspire the hints of coastal life in much but not all of her work. Erica’s birthday actually falls on July 4th, making her patriotic art extra special to her. Erica studied Graphic Design and Advertising at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh afterwards moving to Virginia, working and raising her two sons. Erica currently lives in sunny Florida and living in a beach town inspires her coastal themes even more!