The ability to create art has been for me an unexpected gift. I was one of those people who felt that I did not have any talent. Now, I have come to believe that desire, mixed with instruction, can open many windows.
I began painting late in life. The first time I picked up a paint brush was for a one day class at a local craft store in 1999. Thus began my artistic journey. My first paintings were with oils and now I am using watercolors.
Shortly after my first painting class, I began to pursue another desire which was to work with clay. I can remember taking a class with my grandmother when I was a child and making a figurine from a mold. Maybe that was the spark for my desire and now love for working with clay.
Each piece is a reflection of a thought, feeling, or an impression that has been made on my heart by something I've seen or experienced. It is my desire that the beholder is touched in a way that is personally and uniquely special .
I would like to thank those who have purchased my work and have invested in me. I appreciate and am humbled by your support.
Tonya
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But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Isaiah 64:8
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