Why It's Important and How I Found Mine It has taken what seems like an eternity for me to reach this point...the point where I am able to finally follow my passion and find my inner ARTIST.  Today I'm going to I share with you several things that I either did, or stumbled upon, that nudged my inner artist and truly inspired me to create more art. I have changed and developed more[...]

My first car was a white '77 Chevy Nova...bought from our neighbor for $500, jacked up in the back, sticker on the back window that said "I'd Rather Be Road Racing" and a pillow on the front seat so I could see out the window I'm a Zumba instructor and opened my own business with a friend...although I'm no longer part of the company it is one of my proudest accomplishments[...]

Meet Nancy Larsen...Mom to me, Grandma to Kira, and Super Grandma to Kayva and MacKinley. My mom is my friend, my inspiration, my role model and quite possibly the most amazing lady I know. I'd like to share her with you, so you too, can appreciate one of the most important people in my life.  My Mom is many things... Resilient Tough (I'm talking you don't want to meet her[...]

Tawnya Michelle Jones is my maiden name. A really common, ordinary name but in my case, I don't think it's ordinary at all. In my last blog, I shared that I had someone very special to introduce to you. This is someone I am excited for you to meet, someone I want to show off,  someone I owe my passion and skill to...this person is where I came from...this person is[...]

One of my favorite songs...well, it's not actually a song at all but a hypothetical commencement speech written by Mary Shmich and published in the Chicago Tribune. Baz Lurhmann is the individual responsible for turning the essay into a spoken word song. I've listened to the song countless times, I can recite it word for word. Over and over I've listened to it, in the car, at Zumba, at work,[...]

My daughter was only one when I was diagnosed with cancer. I remember everything about that day...my outfit, my shoes, where I was at work when I received the phone call, leaving work early to pick up X-rays, the doctor's office, his desk, my mom, and his sad and hopeless delivery of the news...I had a mass on my kidney that was, well....MASSIVE. The initial diagnosis...a tumor on my kidney,[...]

There are many things that have gotten in the way of me pursuing my dreams but as I was organizing my art studio tonight, I realized that I have been one of my own biggest hurdles. Going through drawings, paintings, and sketches I’ve worked on over the years, I came across multiple pieces that I started and never finished. There isn’t anything wrong with these pieces, they were just barely[...]