Candy Abbott: Artist
It's a funny thing about discovering your calling. Sometimes it starts by just having fun and hearing people express interest in what you're doing. Looking back over the years, almost everything listed below started as a hobby or as a Christmas present for family or friends. Today, along with Fruitbearer Publishing, they comprise the business of "Candy's Creations."
From computer keyboard to art table to sewing machine to baking pans, there's no telling what God will do with someone who appreciates the words of Colossians 3:17, Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. So let me encourage you to pursue your gifts and talents in the spirit of Ecclesiastes 9:10(a): Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might!
Candy's Creations
I didn't find out I could paint until my mid-forties when I signed up for a 6-week beginning watercolor class at Delaware Tech where I worked. At the end of the course, I painted a snow scene that looked good enough to frame, and it graced my office at the College (along with six others) until I retired in December of 2001. Now I enjoy doing commissioned paintings. Pricing is determined by the complexity and size of the project, but the average cost ranges from $125 to $400. Oh, and I forgot to mention . . . I scratch a tiny cross somewhere in every painting, sort of a trademark.
