Julie Carmean is an educator at the National Gallery of Art. She is also a friend, a daughter, a sister, a writer, a listener, an amateur tea connoisseur, and a wave watcher, among a few other things. She holds a master’s degree from Harvard University and a bachelor’s from Oral Roberts University. The ideas she expresses here are solely her own and are not representative of the National Gallery of Art or the U.S. government.