LaTonya's

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Dancing On The Edge of My Comfort Zone

I’ve told the story of my health journey. I’m not shy about it at all but I’m shy about others opinions. There has never been one minute that I denied or lied about how I lost my weight. I’m quick to tell you that a surgeon saved my life. Lap band, then the gastric sleeve kept me from going down a path of stacked illnesses and a life of sitting in doctor offices. I will always and forever be grateful...

1 2 3 What Will It Be

Being a creative person can have its ups and downs. Sometimes I have ideas that seem great and appear in my head they will work. Once off the paper and trying to make those idea real, well…… sometimes that just doesn’t go as planned. Along with a recent auction and estate sale finds I have collected 3 items that I think will go great together. I’ve had these items for a few days and I knew I wanted to incorporate...

A Painting of Bear

Ever so often some has a request for me to paint a picture of something they love. I met Ginger through a financial company that Greg and I did some business with. She was really excited to find out I was an artist and had a request for me to paint a picture of her and her husbands dog. She wanted it as a gift for her husbands birthday. So let the process begin. How does that happen in this...

What Is Your Gift

You hear people talk about it all the time. At special moments in your life you have had people give speeches about it. As a believer I’ve heard about your God given gift. For me there has never been a question as to what that gift was. My art has always been a part of me. I knew at a very young age creativity ran through my heart and soul. I’ve often said if I couldn’t create art I couldn’t...