▁in ▁London . ▁While ▁in ▁England , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁portrait ▁sculpt or ▁for ▁Madame ▁T uss aud ' s ▁W ax ▁Museum . ▁Taylor ▁returned ▁to ▁Texas ▁and ▁spent ▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ' s ▁first ▁full - time ▁for ens ic ▁artist . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁was ▁a ▁for ens ic ▁art ▁instruct or ▁for ▁over ▁twenty ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁F BI ▁Academy ▁in ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia ▁( through ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁other ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁academ ies , ▁univers ities , ▁art ▁and ▁medical ▁schools ▁intern ation ally . ▁She ▁also ▁conduct s ▁face - related ▁training ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁fine ▁artists ▁and ▁special izes ▁in ▁highly ▁accurate ▁and ▁subt ly ▁express ive ▁port ra its ▁in ▁bronze . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁Austin , ▁Texas ▁area . ▁ ▁Special ▁recognition ▁Director ' s ▁C itation ▁ ▁In ▁October , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety , ▁Colonel ▁D ud ley ▁M . ▁Thomas ▁hon ored ▁Taylor ▁with ▁a ▁" Direct or ' s ▁C itation " ▁for ▁service ▁beyond ▁the ▁normal ▁course ▁of ▁duty , ▁" perform ing ▁the ▁difficult ▁task ▁of ▁ident ifying ▁vict ims ▁and ▁assist ing ▁in ▁bringing ▁dangerous ▁crim inals ▁to ▁justice ". ▁ ▁Director ▁Thomas ▁recognized ▁her ▁" prof essional ism , ▁amb ition , ▁and ▁talent ▁which ▁advanced ▁her ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁for ens ic ▁artist ▁to ▁a