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Meet the Artist
Meet Vanessa; our design, and glass artist.
Vanessa is a certified Forensic & Composite Artist. She creates various forms of portraiture to assist in locating and identifying missing persons, victims of crime, and criminal suspects.
Her skills at re-creating likenesses of individuals and things arose from her training and dedication to Forensic Art.
In the mid 2000’s Vanessa worked as a custom weathervane designer at West Coast Wethervanes in Santa Cruz, California.
Vanessa designed weathervanes based on peoples’ specific requests. She designed a number of weathervanes ranging from dogs, cats, farm animals, wild animals, people, boats, planes, athletic activities and more.
Through her love of helping people and suffering her own losses, she decided to open a business commemorating the places, people, and beings that touch peoples lives.
Vanessa began her stained glass career making items for her friends and family. She created these pieces intuitively and gave them as gifts.
When one of her dear friends’ dog passed away, it sparked in her the desire to offer her services to the world.
“Sometimes we may lose some thing or someone special to us. Other times we are no longer able to reside in a place that is deeply meaningful to us due to unforeseen circumstances. It is the depth of meaning that we place in such things and spaces that I want to commemorate and make available to those who desire it.”
In connection to her native ancestry, land and animals are very meaningful to Vanessa. She has always seen animals as her brothers, sisters, teachers, and friends. They are her family. Vanessa understands the deep connections we build with people, animals, and places.
“My wish is to commemorate the beautiful souls and places that touch our lives.”
Re-creations don’t always have to be memorial pieces they can be for celebrating life of ones that still exist.
Vanessa’s wish it to bring to fruition whatever it is that touches your soul.
