Hello Dear Friend! We all have unwanted parts to us. We all are broken somewhere wether we admit it or not, but all of those pieces mosaicked together has made each of us who we are today and everyone of us is a beautiful creation. I love working with broken glass and recyclable products for so many reasons. One reason is I know my pieces can never be reproduced. The original will always be the original and one of a kind. Glass also has so many wonderful properties that work beautifully in art. I have personally observed this in Italy, France, London, Singapore, and other travels. Not only can you have colored glass to bring out particular colors, but glass will always reflect back and add colors that surround your environment making any art piece work perfectly in any environment. Glass also holds the illuminating property that paint just can’t reach. Glass gives art the sparkle, bling, or wow factor which I’m inspired by living in TX. I also incorporate something old, in every piece and up-cycle unwanted products as my small way in helping our environment-- something I bring back from the state of WA and my Grandparents from upper MI. It gives my pieces a history and a story behind each one and a rebirth to the item. My love for history and home roots I get from growing up in the Midwest in IL. I love to take the broken and unwanted parts of our life and create rich beautiful pieces. I almost feel each piece I make is like a human story. ~~~Mary Davis-Artist _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our products are currently in Olive Interiors in Keller and Reflections Glass on Main St. in Grapevine. We have also had our products in Serendipity at Home in Southlake. All of our work is custom made from beginning to end. We also love that our products are created with a ample variety of recycled materials. We use everything from Great grandma's brooches to old barn windows. So even if you are not interested in purchasing a Cheeky's art piece at this time, you can always donate your broken glass/pottery or old worn-out jewels to a great cause. We make all those old things lovable again and keep them from piling up in our landfills. We enjoy what we do and just wanted to share our news with you. We also contribute a portion of our art towards donations to charities we believe in. Recent charities includes purchasing a car for a single mother w/ two children and Westlake Academy art auction. Mary has been the Chairperson for Youth Art in the Square for Southlake for 2009 and 2010. Mary Davis www.cheekysart.com