In 1997, I had an out-of-body (OBE) in which I was shown that invisible healing energy flows through each of us and affects us in ways that we may not realize.
I saw a future image of myself making necklaces in which there were golden threads of healing energy flowing from me and into the necklaces, from the necklaces and into the people who would be wearing the necklaces. I heard the word 'amulet' as I was returning to ordinary consciousness and realized that this is what I saw myself making. I suddenly became obsessed with wanting to make healing amulets.
A couple of weeks later, I discovered 2600-year-old Egyptian AMULET molds in an antiquity sale, purchased them and began making healing amulet pendant necklaces from them just as I saw myself making them in my OBE.
In 2006, I began painting nature scene in oils. I was accepted into various galleries and art shows and had some success selling my amulets, prints and original paintings. In time, I began to doubt my path as an artist even though I kept constantly receiving signs that I should continue.
Then, in 2018, I had another out-of-body experience in which I was told it was my destiny to be an artist. A short time later, I began receiving commission requests for portraits and my portrait painting business was born.
