HOW WE GOT HERE

In the spring of 2021 I was questioned, Why aren't you using your gifts? 

I didn't really have an answer as I realized I had fallen into the status quo of the American Dream- get good grades, get a good job, start a family. All of these things I had done, and yet was still so unfulfilled. Have you ever had the moment of asking, "Is this it?"

I did and I was tired of being stuck, so I dove headfirst into the thing that scared me the most: oil paining. 

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After 14 days of unleashing myself into canvases and paint, my husband and I started to question if what I was doing really meant anything. Our house was filled with paintings that we had no idea what to do with! We had spent money and time into something I was convinced was a part of my purpose in this season. At the point of almost thinking it was a waste and receiving no direction (as I thought) I received a phone call requesting if I would paint a mural in Iowa. The project brought me to life in ways I never knew could exist, I felt like I was finally at home with what I was made to do. All the canvases at home were practice for this moment.

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That one project has lead to many other murals currently in the works and a passion to share my art with others. What I create is nothing short of personal as it is a reflection of what I am personally learning and growing through in myself, hence the name, "M.Grow". 

The truth is, artists are not truly artists, they are messengers. We all are. Our life is a story written to learn from and share with others.I hope you enjoy seeing what I have to share here and that you find your own story layered in all the paint.