Welcome to Lemon Drops Art. I began this business with a deeply-rooted love of art, a newfound love of sculpting and a shoe-string budget. I grew up around horses from the time I could walk. They were my escape, my solace and my heart. My mother taught me how to draw when I was a little girl. From there, nothing with a blank surface in our house was sacred. My school books were often doodled all over, my homework, jeans, shoes, even my walls... oy! {sorry mom}
I attended college in search of an Associate's Degree in Commercial Arts. At the end of said college, one of my art professors said to us "Commercial Art is an extremely difficult field to be successful in. For every talented artist wanting a position with a firm, there are 100 equally talented artists vying for the same position. Have a back-up, because most of you will not succeed in this field." As you can imagine, I was devastated. I changed the direction of my education and decided to go into computers. The horses went on the back burner and eventually out of my life. I finished my education, got married had kids and so... the journey through life took hold, and there was very little time for sight-seeing along the way.
The extent of my art had been reduced to playing tic-tac-toe with my daughters on the white table paper at restaurants. Although things were going well for us, there was something missing in my life. I decided to purchase a cheap sketch pad at a Walgreen's, grabbed a pencil and began to sketch. It felt like I had never quit! Most of the art I did ended up G_d knows where. I hung on to some of the best pieces and just tucked them away in the closet. I Continued life as usual. Now however, I had a little bit of my old self again.
When my oldest daughter began to exhibit a talent for art, I encouraged her. Cautiously, because I didn't want to get her hopes up for a future of making a living through art, so I stressed the importance of math and sciences, languages and history. I introduced her to horses. We purchased a mare with new foal and my husband built a barn {It was so nice to have them in my life again}. Art, kids and horses. Life was good! The more I exposed her to the world, the more she illustrated it. Everything was art. She has a talent that has far surpassed my own. Her artistic gift paved the way for a literary gift as well. This talent has been true for both of my girls. It has been through them and their passion for the arts that I had gained the courage to try again. I no longer proceed with caution where art is concerned with my children, or myself. I tell them to shoot for the stars. Because it is in the stars, in the vast openness of the universe, time and space are limitless. It is in the stars, our imaginations are free.
