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I come from a small town in Nebraska. On the weekends, when I was a child, we'd visit art museums in the city. My mom was an artist and taught at the local college. Because of that I was submerged into the art world at a young age.

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If I snuck out of my bed after bedtime, I'd see my mom working on different mediums. I remember the soft light of the lamp, lighting up her space where she would create. Her paintings, drawings and sculptures flowed throughout our home. Between my dad being a fan of clean white lines and my mom being a wild & free artist, I suppose I can see how this was a calling from a young age. Junior high came along & I found myself shooting through rolls of film on disposable cameras. I remember begging my friends to let me take their "glamour shots". All of this took place in my basement of course. I did the works you guys, hanging my bedspread from the ceiling as a backdrop, blowing a fan to create a windswept look and all. I still have those gems.

Clay and I got married and about two years later we had our first little, Zoe Jo. Fast forward a few more years and we welcomed our little guy Cohen.

Even though I’ve always considered it a hobby, right after having Zoe I decided to start this business endeavor and picked up my first marketing book Purple Cow by Seth Godin. Turns out they’re right, and having niche marketing can go a long way!

We did a big move from Nebraska to California in 2018. Now, we're living in SoCal and loving every minute of sunshine + local adventures.

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