About JB

I am an amateur artist from Washington State, USA. I have lived in Washington my entire life but was lucky enough to have an amazing 4.5 year experience living in the Boston, MA area. If you know  anything about these two places you know that they have wildly different cultures! I love both. I am someone who has felt she has always needed to be perfect and in control of all that I do. If you know anything about being human, which I suspect you do, you know this is not reasonable or maintainable. Regardless, I tried to be perfectly in control for a long time. This resulted in immense unhappiness.

Eventually, with a lot of help and support, I was able to break free of this over controlMing  part of me. Not perfectly by any means, but still free.

I have always loved art. I love to look at art, study art, buy art and make art. I find it easily calms my mind and gives me something to channel my energy into. I have made art my entire life, but in recent years I had convinced myself I did not have enough time to engage in something that I’ve always loved. 

I was never satisfied with anything I made. I never thought it was beautiful. it always seemed as though it needed more or that I could have somehow done better. In the same way I was able to find my freedom I was able to find happiness and my amazing husband. I also found acrylic pouring. Acrylic pouring is perfectly imperfect. There are certain parts of acrylic pouring you can control but a lot of it is out of your control. Often this medium has a mind of its own allowing the user to let go of any preconceived idea of what their piece might look like. When I let go, I have found that I often adore the result more then I may have had I tried to control it. Acrylic painting has become a therapeutic release and I would love to explore any creations I can with you.