One in a series: These lovely folks inspire me to be the artist that I am. We are all small business owners, creatives, and makers. Spend your hard earned money with any of us instead of the big companies! It means a lot when you #shopsmall #shoplocal. Please spread the love and help us all with our dreams! Visit their websites and make a purchase, follow, comment, or share their info. It costs nothing to put-on-a-friend. XOXO
Vanessa and I were housemates and business partners a long time ago. When I graduated art school I wanted to run a business. She had this cute tote bag she thought we could use as inspiration for our own bag line. That is when “Dos Chicas” handbags were born! She would take the oilcloth to her work at the fire station and hand cut what she could in between emergency calls. Then she brought them home and I would sew the cut pieces together. We had our products on buyolympia for a long time before they moved their business to Portland, Oregon.
She inspired me with her determination to be a writer when she would carve out few precious moments with her busy schedule. When she was writing her first screen play, she used one of my mannerisms for one of her characters. I was tickled my knee slapping made it into her art. I really wanted to highlight her because I understand what it is to work for decades on your craft, quietly, hoping someday your dreams come true. Hers definitely have. Estoy muy orgullosa de ti!! I am so proud of you!! XOXO
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