Amanda

Hi! I'm Amanda, the artist behind Earth Inspired Gifts. I create stained glass pieces as my main art but because of my chronic illness, sometimes I have to practice art in a less physical form like watercolor and linocut. I'm heavily influence by my immigrant grandparents, from the middle east and Mediterranean and our cultural connections to the earth.

My mother really invested a lot of time into giving me art since I was a child. She was always doing some amazing project with me. Naturally, when she started taking stained glass classes I was in awe of her.

When I graduated college and learned my chronic illness had progressed to permanent disability status, I felt lost. I felt like I had nothing to offer the world, that I wasn't valuable and that I had nothing for myself.

I turned to the arts that were my therapy for my entire childhood and eventually I gained my confidence back and wanted to contribute that to the world. I hope to keep sharing and creating for the rest of my life!