Will I Change History?

As I shift everything from one website provider to another, it has given me time to reflect on the advances in technology (AI coming in clutch), the accessibility in finding helpful resources, the power of community and just how far I... or we... have come.

It is currently 10 PM on a Saturday, and I am in the home stretch of closing down my old shop and starting this new chapter. As I reflect on the past six years, I cannot begin to express my gratitude and awe for what God has done through this business to encourage you and sanctify me. Not only have I grown in age and maturity, but the skillsets I used to dread, like graphic design, have become second nature and a tool I use regularly to help others, too. Event planning, as stressful as it is, has also become a common practice in my personal and business life. I never would have imagined a time where I would WILLINGLY plan group events and forsake my cozy corner to direct and attend meetups. But isn't that just how God works?! It's incredible!

2023 was hard. I took a lot of losses and felt like giving up. So in 2024, I signed up for an online art course and hunkered down on achieving balance and growth in my personal life. Which, to my surprise, paid off in anything but monetary gain. By the end of 2024, I had A LOT to think about.

I prayed. And knew that God would direct me where I needed to go as long as I surrendered the business into His hands.

In February, I had a booth at a Christian Music event, which opened my heart to crave more meaning. I had been scared to re-focus on Christ-centred art and social media content since it was proving to be much more difficult than I anticipated. When I originally started JCA, the brand was based on cute floral acrylic paintings and scripture art, but as I delved into the business realm, I quickly realized that this approach was not going to work... at least that was the lie the world told me

After being mocked repeatedly at pop-up markets about my Christian sticker designs, I knew something needed to change