The beginning of my adventure in this shop was due to my love for creating unique and functional works. I have always been supported in exploring my creative process through my wonderful family members and peers. This led to my learning of every form of art and craft I could get my hands on and in the end going to college to become an art educator. The arts have been a huge part of how I developed into who I am and how I overcome challenges to this day. Implementing art into each aspect of my life has been life changing and I hope to help others discover what art might do for them.

My shop has become a different way for me to share my art/craft and create items that reflect and support what I value. I have always been attached to the idea of comfort. Being able to develop artistic skills and then gear them towards something that gives someone a sense of peace or home is important to me, and has been a fun way to explore possibilities for my shop.

A huge influence for me also comes from my mom and her love of gardening. She has put so much into becoming an amazing gardener and I have been lucky enough to be able to watch and learn from her process. Over the years I have gained a love for gardening myself and even when I have limited space have found a way to create my own little sanctuary of plants. The process of growing something and putting so much care into the life of a plant brings me to that place of comfort and love.

This is where the base of Stone Sprouts developed. I started to incorporate plants that I grow into what I make and also made tools to aid me in the growing process. Through this process I have gained a stronger connection to what I make and better know the quality of what goes into every step of my creations. For me, this is a true connection of the creative process that has motivated me for so long, and the ability to share that feeling of comfort gardening gives me with others.