Hey, I’m Tara!  Nice to have you here!

I was born and raised in a small town in Canada, my mom and dad recognized very early they were raising an artist. Maybe it was my superior finger paint art in Kindergarten or when I was the envy of my {not so} fashion conscience friends when I made my own clothes in the eighth grade. As I and my talent grew, I received scholarships to colleges for my art but surprised everyone when I opted for an education in nursing and completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Science of Nursing (BSN).

My choice took me out of Canada years ago and to the United States to work as an RN in a level 1 Trauma Center in New Mexico.  My calling kept whispering in my ear and I continued to create and educate myself in the arts. I’ve listened to that calling and have studied faux finishing and mural painting, raku pottery, and photography. I am mom to two handsome athletic growing boys and married to my NM sweetheart.  I now make my art and DIY our home in Colorado.

DIY has been a huge part of my life, probably before it was even a thing.  My parents are extremely handy, I watched them create, fix, and build while growing up which has molded into a way of life for me.  Any kind of art certainly strikes my fancy as I’ll try anything once, and if it gels with me, I’ll do it over and over again.  I come by creativity and art as my talent quite naturally … my great-gramma quilted, both of my grammas sewed (one quilted) and they both knitted, my auntie is a pattern maker for theater and the movies, and my dear mom is a seamstress as well.  My dad makes beautiful stained glass hangings and windows.  I feel so lucky to have come from this lineage of artists!

I feel blessed to think of where I was 10 years, 5 years, and even 3 years ago to where I am today.  I was nursing 10 years ago, even 5 years ago …  My life is full of activities, painting, DIYing, thrifting, networking, writing, and more.  The path has led me to various exciting Ambassadorships!  I have done numerous TV, Radio, Newspaper, and business blog interviews sharing my story as well as Instructional DVD and Online Sewing segments.  Our family is able to take in a lot of activities that Denver has to offer for families and share with everyone.  Life doesn’t get much better than this.

Recently, I cofounded an online artist group named “The Inspired Maker’s Society” with Cheryl CeCe Hunt of CeCe Restyled.  Together, we are providing artists with how to videos, support, facebook lives, and so much more!!!

Please email me tara@tararexdesigns.com if you would like to connect