AquaricesArt

I was born into a family of artists and so naturally love to draw, doodle, paint and do creative things in general. I try to do something art related every day which is a leap from where I once was, frozen by fear of getting started; never knowing what to do or where to start.

Polymer clay jewelry came about because I could never quite find the right accessories to go with my outfits. I created several pieces just for me and would get a lot of compliments and questions about them. I’ve given several away to admirers and now, when people ask me, I’ll be able to point them to my shop!

For the up-cycled jars, I was buying Indian simmer sauce, the Maya Kaimal brand, and hated throwing away the jars since they were so pretty. We lived in a rural area where recycling wasn’t an option. What made the jars pretty to me was that the lid was aligned flush with the jar instead of being smaller than the jar and the lid had a 1/2’ profile instead of the standard 1/4”. I decided to make something out of them and used my acrylic paints and vision to create something pleasing to the eye and functional. Before I knew it, I had several. I gave away many as gifts but now would like to share them with the public. I also don’t limit myself to just Maya jars (although they’re still my favorite) I use pickle jars, relish jars, sauce jars, cheese dip jars, salsa jars, just about any jars in any size and shape.

As for painting, after having a hard time getting started, I just decided to do small pieces with no real goal in mind. I was inspired by a book about daily painting and now I can’t stop. Although I don’t do acrylic painting everyday, I do something creative - whether it’s work on jewelry, jars, watercolor or just doodle in my journal. And as my art room is filling up with inventory I decided to open a shop and see what would happen.

I offer originals and prints of small acrylic paintings, scratchboards, blank notecards created from my paintings, polymer clay jewelry and up-cycled jars - and who knows, something else is bound to come along!