“Painting and sculpting have taught me how to look, not simply with the eyes, but with the heart. . . . Painting has taught me how to tune out the chatty, judgmental side of my being.  I attribute this to the fact that I’m an abstract and non-objective painter who must rely heavily on the imagination.  Since my imagination follows no rules, I’m less inclined to judge what I produce until I’m nearly finished.”

-- Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Quoted in an interview with Doris Gwaltney, Voyager, Vol. II, No. 3, September 1989, pp. 1-2.

 “She uses her paintings and sculptures as part of her lessons because they are abstract and this allows her pupils to react to them in different ways.  Her students have named her sculptures—“Daddy Sax,” “Patrick Ewing,” “Maria” with a spinning wheel, “Yuri” who dances.  Her abstract paintings take students’ minds into creative modes.”

-- From: Genie Nolan, “Profile: Carolyn Kreiter-Kurylo, Artist,” Tempo 1988, xii.

“She has an incredibly broad base of knowledge. I remember going through the art museums in France with her, and she was so insightful in her descriptions of the paintings. She’s just a really good person who’s a free spirit.”

-- Faye Bousel, International Baccalaureate Coordinator, Robinson Secondary, Fairfax County Public Schools