ABOUT THE ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY As a wife, mother, pastor, mural business owner, and prophetic painter, living a life outside the lines is an understatement!
I believe we can live in a world without limits, carry a heart without walls, and I absolutely love to see others encounter God through creative ways!
So what's my story? Well, I have been painting since I was a small child. The gift was evident early on, and my mother, who was an artist and muralist herself, gave me all the tools and inspiration I needed to grow!
When I was 6, however, my parents separated and my world was torn in two. The heartache I witnessed them have to endure, the poverty that was now a glaring reality at home with a single parent, and the pain of not knowing what might be next, lead me down a rabbit whole of trying to escape, self medicate, and wash away the worries and insecurities through drugs and alcohol. I was a full blown meth addict at 13, hit the streets at 15, and started using heroin intravenously at 17 after getting involved in an abusive relationship which I could not escape from. Nearly a decade passed, and after tirelessly trying rehabs, counseling, and treatment, with only brief moments of sobriety, hope seemed completely lost.
Then suddenly like an avalanche of pain, the man I was hopelessly in love with, died. At that moment my heart stopped. My whole life stopped. I didn't even know who I was anymore? What had I become? What was the purpose in this life? I did not realize how much identity I found in him, in the streets, and the dope game. In all the chaos, I completely lost myself. I knew if I didn't make a change quickly I would be in grave right next to him. It was literally like I could smell death knocking at my door.
I knew something had to change.
So I packed up my dog, and what little I had and hitched a ride from beautiful SanDiego California to Texas! It was here, I met up with my father who knew of a place for people just like me, struggling in addiction, and were ready to make a change.
Now at that time, Jesus was the last thing I thought was the answer. I knew he was real, but little did I know how tangible and present he could be. Until the day I encountered Him.
After detoxing a week or so later in the rehab we had a prayer meeting and during it, I decided to get honest with myself and God. Although I thought no one could love me after the destruction I had caused, for the first time ever I felt a real embrace of Christ hold me in that place of real honesty and nakedness before Him.
I hope I don't scare you away, but the truth is at that moment, I literally felt demonic things leave my body, and after that I didn't even want to pick up a cigarette! The desire to use or chase something that made me feel different and mask my emotions was gone! It was a miracle! I didn’t have to wait for heaven to encounter Him he was right here right now!
I then began the process of real healing, and learned to live life all over again. It was the hardest, most rewarding decision I have ever made. Today I'm still making that same choice everyday to surrender and follow Him! Let me just say, I didn't think I would be doing half the stuff I'm doing today back then. All I knew was that I was done fighting. Done trying to go it alone. Done playing with finding things to fill this life sized whole in my heart.
The impossible is more than possible with Him! I went though ministry school later, graduating with associates degree in biblical studies, married a man of God, and together we had beautiful children and for 13 years helped run a well established ministry to the poor in East Dallas. I began to lead worship and continued in ministry to other broken women like myself!
Every beautiful prophetic piece I paint today was Inspired by God, Created in Worship, and Confirmed by His Word and it has been a journey of 14 years for me of learning to hear and obey Him! I'm so thankful to Partner with the Creator of the universe and have the joy of seeing others be set free by Him every day! A large portion of the proceeds made through these paintings go back into helping other drug addicts, alcoholics, and broken families in poverty. So for those of you who have taken the time to read this and plan on purchasing one of these pieces, thank you for your gift and for being a part of this story of redemption!