I was born into a very creative family. My parents always encouraged my creativity and therefore, I never had a fear of trying something new. Three-dimensional art work has always fascinated me; glass in particular. At age 11, my family began making stained glass as a hobby and I helped in creating a family business making and selling stained glass night lights. Through the years, I also learned fused glass, jewelry, pottery, and dabbled in several other mediums. In my early twenties, I had the fantastic opportunity to spend a few years as an apprentice glass blower at a theme park in Branson, MO.
After purchasing my first home, I began dabbling in some DIY paint finishes to add some flair to my home. They were very simple finishes, but I loved blending paint colors and was pleased with the transformation and character it gave the rooms. Fast forward a few years after some major life changes and feeling stagnant at a job that had me very bored, I found myself yearning to be creative again. I thought long and hard about what I could do to keep art in my life and stay active rather than sitting behind a desk or counter all day. My Sweetie suggested faux finishing. I was very intrigued because I truly enjoyed the little I had done. But it had never occurred to me that people actually did that for a living!
I immediately went into research mode and discovered a whole world I never knew existed. I found a faux finishing school a few hours from me and enrolled in their next course. I had so much fun learning and and creating these finishes, I came back determined to make this into a business. It took a few years to get the ball rolling because I happened to start my business in 2006, just as the housing collapse hit. But luckily, I met a wonderful lady who had a mostly female painting crew. She gave me a job and I learned so much about production painting from her and the crew. I learned how to prep and paint very quickly and very well. My experience there was priceless to me. Through working with that crew, I started getting side jobs doing fancier wall finishes. Word of mouth spread and I was soon off on my own keeping very busy with my growing business. Every year I would take more classes to learn new finishes and materials as well as to stay current with the latest design trends.
Many years later, I am still loving this business. Every project is different
