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AdenWorks Ltd. takes a more unique look at the furniture world. Instead of producing furniture with the new, AdenWorks constructs their handmade furniture from pieces of the past. They make the eco-friendly rustic furniture from old pieces of wood straight from history. The furniture falls into categories of rustic, western, lodge, and rustic contemporary depending on which pieces were used in construction from wagon wheels to old barns.
Following my graduation, AdenWorks Ltd. scooped me up and made me part of their rustic furniture family. AdenWorks Ltd. was on the prowl for creativity and unique, one-of-a kind designs for their teak furniture line. I guess you could say they decided to give me a whirl.
I have always had an overwhelming passion for design. Even when I was a young girl I would spend many Saturdays rearranging all the furniture in my room over and over again just to see what I could come up with.
As I got older, my passion grew. I began my own decorating business in which I would do design and furniture placement consultations, custom wall finishes, and custom painted furniture. This experience was quite successful for four years and then I decided to focus on earning my degree.
Last December I graduated Cum Laude from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting. Creating art of all kinds has always been a passion of mine, but oil painting stole my heart. For all of you art lovers out there, my paintings were a combination of oil and acrylic done in a nonobjective abstract style. Color, linear qualities, and organic shapes were my defining marks in paintings and now can be seen in my rustic furniture designs. During college, painting was my life, but I knew it would never be my career.
Design has always come naturally to me, but college helped further develop my abilities and understanding. And while designing furniture is not exactly like spending hours in a paint splattered studio the links between the two are obvious.