Cherry Day grew up in Tyler, Texas, the daughter of a medical doctor and a porcelain sculptor, where she developed an appreciation for anatomy, health, and a love of art in general. Always keenly interested in the human condition, she studied Sociology and Psychology at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1989 and then went on to pursue graduate studies in the behavioral sciences. In the meantime, she spent some years as editor of a national travel publication, where she was in charge of images for the front cover and other aspects of the look and readability of the magazine, giving her a sense for graphic arts, presentation, and the psychology of design. During this time, she also took classes in art at Brookhaven Community College in Dallas and attended a number of workshops. As always, she was spending her extra time drawing, painting, or sculpting, but found herself increasingly drawn to three dimensional art.