In 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, I began painting again. Before that, I doubted my painting ability and had quit for several years. Than my now husband encouraged me to pick up the brush again. I did. As I painted and learned new techniques, I rediscovered my passion for art. My husband then guided me to envision my creations as a business.

His encouragement led me to look for ways I could turn my artwork into more than designs on t-shirts. When I found a print-on-demand company that could create shoes using my artwork, something inside me lit up. Shoes symbolize that journey of stepping out in faith, and that is what I strive to encourage others to do.

Having lived overseas as a missionary and working with youth in my local church, I desired to encourage others to step out in faith as I have. God often called me to go to places I had no desire in going to but I went. To do things I didn’t want to do but I did because every time that I listened, I was reminded that I was never going alone but God was always with me and things turned out better than expected.

Why the name Velvet Rose Studios? My husband was the inspiration behind starting this business, so I wanted the name to reflect him. He’s a passionate music lover, and one of his favorite record labels is Velvet Blue. The name Rose honors both my grandmother and serves as my middle name. Together, we chose to add Studios to the name, giving the business a broader creative scope and paving the way for future artistic growth.

Every design is created by hand and then digitized. While creating I see many people complain about how AI art is taking over the creative market and real artists are struggling. Our mission at Velvet Rose Studios is to stand up for creativity and to inspire others to support local artists.