Art is my stress release and helps me deal with my own self-confidence. I would not be who I am if art was not in my life. In a way it has become my best friend and does not limit me with restrictions and conformity's. I am self taught, but am always looking for new ideas from travel, literature and daily experiences. I just recently traveled to Italy and was inspired by their environment and culture. I love the idea of taking something old and renovating it into an attractive piece. I am a mosaic and mural artist. When I get tired of doing mosaics, I switch to painting on walls, floors, doors and furniture. I also love to create decorative finishes onto surfaces by either antiquing, marbleizing, color washing or plastering. Sometimes I combine different mediums into one project for added texture and aesthetics. I am even painting on cocktail glasses with glass paints. They have become a big hit even though I was just having fun with it. I do wonder at times why I chose to do my art since it is a very hard living, but then I do not wish or desire to do anything else. I have done other types of work , but was miserable. I am going to college to get a degree in education so I can afford to keep doing my art and hopefully teach the joy to others.