| My love of color is my biggest inspiration. I love
gardening and decorating surrounded by strong, vibrant colors.
After a bumper crop of hard shell gourds, deciding to combine the
two was just the starting point. I created key chains out of
small gourds painted with stripes, checks, and dots. I've
since branched into gourd lamps and boxes.
Visits to thrift shops came next, in search of furniture to recycle,
and my husband began to
create tables for me to paint.
It is wonderful and satisfying to provide affordable art and
furniture to sell. I love the fact that some people are
stopped "dead in their tracks" when they first notice my gaudy,
colorful booth at art shows.
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