Inspirations

  Growing up I had the most amazing grandparents, they were by far the best and most influential part of my life. My grandma was insanely talented in any form of art that she set her mind to, glass sculpting, pottery, stained glass, sewing, painting, photography, drawing, welding, writing, paper craft, jewelry making, the list could go on forever. She was strong, smart, talented, creative, passionate, loving, spiritual, giving, and I looked up to her in every way. Her whole world revolved around her family, and ours revolved around her.

  My grandpa is the most intelligent person I know, he worked construction all his life and could make just about anything, well as draw, weld, glass sculpt and make neon signs. He is my go to guy when ever I need to know something about ANYTHING, when I need some spiritual guidance, or when I just want to hear good stories about a great life. I look up to him in every way as well.

  For years they successfully traveled around many states doing art shows and selling their glass sculptures, jewelry and photography. I was blessed to have their talents passed on to me. As far back as I remember, they were always teaching me something new. I remember sitting on their laps their hands over mine teaching me to sculpt, marveling over how we could make beautiful life like creations from just a few rods of glass and a torch. Through the years together we learned more and more and I traveled with them doing art shows and seeing beautiful places and making unforgettable memories. Through them I learned to draw, paint, sculpt, make pottery, do photography, sew and quilt, but the one thing I latched on to most was jewelry making.

  6 years ago while on one of our "adventures" this time in New Orleans, my grandma fell ill. After a month of being there we came back home and she was diagnosed with lymphoma, It was end stage by the time they found it. They told her she wouldn't even make it out of the hospital but she proved them wrong and battled for 6 long years all the while she continued to craft and teach me everything she possibly could. We lost her on March 27, the wound is still fresh and we all miss her desperately but the things she taught me spiritually helped me to prepare and cope.

  So this blog is about all the things I have learned about art, photography, drawing, lots of jewelry making, sharing some memories and ideas about these things. My grandma lives on through my work and it brings me much comfort in knowing she would be proud of my progress.