About Me
How it came to be
How it came to be
How it came to be
I’ve always been a person that sees the beauty in things that may “not look too good” at the moment. My grandfather Augustine “Auggie” always helped light that fire in me every time I went to my grandparent's house. His actions of creating his projects or inviting me to use my imagination using old scrap wood, paint, and using anything fr
I’ve always been a person that sees the beauty in things that may “not look too good” at the moment. My grandfather Augustine “Auggie” always helped light that fire in me every time I went to my grandparent's house. His actions of creating his projects or inviting me to use my imagination using old scrap wood, paint, and using anything from his candy shop of tools is now just a bittersweet memory. Fast forward a “few” years later, I met my husband Santos “Saint” He has always seen my creative potential even when I didn’t see it and has helped me many times re-light that little flame. He has loved my artistic self for over 20 years now. (thank you, babe)
These two have always inspired me to share my talents sI thought the name Saint Augustine would be fitting, But I wasn’t 100% sure so I prayed about it. Not even a day later I received a piece of marketing mail @ home blasted with “Greetings From St. Augustine Florida” I kinda thought it was a sign but still couldn’t believe it. Then I had a friend Marissa (another person that has been an inspiration) send me a picture of an exit...another sign?!?? The last sign but total confirmation I was given was by my daughter Alina while in her history class, there it was again “Saint Augustine”. I finally decided it was not just a coincidence but a 3rd confirmation. A talent that I plan to explore, mature in and use to help and share my visions of beauty. Thanks to everyone that has always cheered for me and pushed for me to share my talents.
My Mediums
How it came to be
How it came to be
I have used many different mediums, but my favorites are resin epoxy, acrylics, and woodworking. I believe that working in a single medium is restrictive to my artistic process. Being able to maneuver with different mediums definitely helps the creative process from the very first idea all the way to the end result of a masterpiece.
My Inspiration
How it came to be
My Inspiration
Many of my pieces are directly influenced by daily situations, thoughts, experiences and letting my imagination run. I love creating pieces which igintes a conversation between two people and then another idea is conceived and a masterpieces is born. My client's response is something magical for me. To be able to create a tangible piece
Many of my pieces are directly influenced by daily situations, thoughts, experiences and letting my imagination run. I love creating pieces which igintes a conversation between two people and then another idea is conceived and a masterpieces is born. My client's response is something magical for me. To be able to create a tangible piece of art, from a collections of our ideas, that arise into a masterpiece... Breaktaking.
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“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.“
~ Neil Gaiman
“Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.”
~ Claude Monet
“A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.”
~ Albert Camus
“I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art.”
~ Helena Bonham Carter
“The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies”
~ Kate Chopin