My Story

The start of my story is a bit rough, so I’ll spare you all the details here. I may share some at a later date but just know that hard things lead me to this point.

I discovered I could draw a few years ago by accident. I just happened to sketch my daughter on a scratch piece of paper and it looked just like her. I was too tired and couldn’t concentrate enough to pursue it much at the time. However, when life took a downward spiral at the end of 2019, I ended up at my parent’s house January 2020 to get help with the 13 long years of severe depression and anxiety that was crippling me. Suddenly I had all the time in the world to take care of just me. During this time of healing, I was also diagnosed with severe ADHD and started medication for it too. This was life-changing as I have never been able to sit still long enough to do anything requiring any amount of sitting. Even with crippling depression, my body would force me out of bed. So during this time of my brain and body quieting, I picked up a pencil and paper and started a new adventure in art.

Part of this adventure was learning to take time for myself when I got home to my family. So what does a mother of 4 young children do to take time for herself? Well, this mom took on multiple things in true ADHD fashion. I love to keep busy and get bored with one task so I have multiple outlets for my creativity. At this point, I had already done crochet when stuck in a car or waiting for long periods and was sewing since I was young. I had just added drawing to the scene in about March of 2020. My amazing husband introduced me to watercolor and once again I dove into another adventure.

So there you have it. My love-filled creations and how they came to be! And in celebration of almost a year of joy-filled healing, I’m venturing out again and starting a website too!

Amanda J Luschin