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The Journey Begins

Hi there! Thanks for stopping in! Let me tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Arin. I’m the youngest of four kids. I grew up on my parents wonderful farm in Missouri. Growing up the farm was our playground, from riding tractors with Dad to swinging on the rope swing in the barn; I am so blessed to have grown up in the country. Growing up I learned early on about Jesus and the stories in the Bible about the wonderful God of creation. Over the years I learned that my right standing before God is not about what I do but rather about what Christ has already done for me. He is my Savior and I am so thankful that He died, was buried, and rose again for me! I was definitely a creative child. Building toys out of cardboard to learning to sew early on gave me the opportunity to cultivate creativity. I continued to pursue creativity by majoring in commercial art at college and then went on to get my masters in studio art and illustration. After grad school, when I finally had th...