ABOUT THE ARTIST

HI! I’M, SHARA. OWNER AND ARTIST OF JORTENÉ ARTS. WHEN I FIRST BEGAN PAINTING, IT WAS ALL FOR FUN. JUST A WAY TO RELIEVE SOME STRESS AND PUT SOME COOL COLORS TO CANVAS. I PURCHASED MY FIRST EASEL IN 2012 AND SET UP IN MY DINING ROOM. AS I BEGAN TO LEARN MORE AND MORE TECHNIQUES, I RECEIVED SO MUCH GREAT FEEDBACK AND REQUESTS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR CUSTOM ARTWORK. 

TWO YEARS LATER, I DECIDED TO OPEN UP SHOP AND JORTENÉ ARTS WAS LAUNCHED! ALTHOUGH JA WAS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, I DIDN’T PUT MUCH TIME INTO THE ACTUAL BUSINESS. DEALING WITH THE HURDLES OF LIFE AND A CHILD WHO REQUIRED MULTIPLE SURGERIES TO CORRECT A BIRTH DEFECT, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MOTHERHOOD TOOK PRECEDENCE. I WAS STILL CASUALLY PAINTING AND NOT DOING MUCH TO BE DISCOVERED. I EVEN TOOK A ONE YEAR HIATUS AND PAINTED NOTHING. INSPIRATION.. DEAD. 

FAST FORWARD TO 2017… I CAME ACROSS A YOUTUBE PAGE THAT WAS DEMONSTRATING THE USE OF A MEDIUM KNOWN AS EPOXY RESIN. THE SPARK IN MY NEED TO CREATE AGAIN WAS IMMEDIATELY IGNITED! I DESPERATELY WANTED TO LEARN!!!! I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AND GOT BACK ON TRACK. MY DESIRE TO PAINT WAS MORE PRESSING THAN EVER. NOT ONLY TO UTILIZE MY GIFT AS A TEMPORARY ESCAPE FROM EVERYDAY LIFE STRESSORS BUT TO PROVE TO MYSELF THAT I COULD DO THIS BECAUSE I AM GREAT AT IT.  I ALSO TOOK THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY AND STRANGERS AND WANTED TO ALLOW OTHERS TO ENJOY THE FRUITS OF MY ART. 

ART FILLS SO MUCH IN MY LIFE AND I WANT TO PROVIDE THE SAME JOY FOR OTHERS.