Judith Sheldon is a Michigan native, and has lived in downtown Detroit for three decades. She grew up in a rural area, north of Detroit, where she was both physically active and imaginative, moving through tree climbing to ballet and, from making paper dolls, to art. This early immersion in form, pattern and sequence – space and time – was consistent, through both dance and visual art, and continued to offer structure for art exploration as well as an understanding of our world.

Judith focused on dance at the University of Michigan and on the "interior knowing" of children at the Center for Humanistic Studies. She says, "Art and art education are spirit-filled processes that steep us in the mystery and joy of original creation. Art is a perfect portal for children to enter the Kingdom of God. I am delighted to be at Fort Street Presbyterian Church, as witness and support to the ongoing development of spirituality in our children."