Walt Padgett was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, his interest in art came early and at about 8 years of age Walt's mom began having an instructor come to the house and teach pastels to him. Later she began taking him to Saturday morning classes at the High Museum in Atlanta Georgia. This was the beginning to an astounding career in art. Since those early days Walt has continued in educating himself about a variety of art mediums. These would include everything from graduating with a Masters degree in sculpture to traveling historic Japan and learning from such great teachers as Toshi Yoshida and Akira Kurosaki.