WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
This summer has been brutal! How many 100+ degree days can we have in one year?? I guess we are still counting, so it’s too soon to tell; however, spending so much time inside in the air conditioning has allowed us to focus on creating videos & other content to educate, entertain, promote, & give back.
As part of our work towards giving back, you’ll notice we have showcased in this month’s newsletter a local artist, Kendra Gupton with Gupton Metalworks. I have known Kendra for nearly a decade now. I helped her & her husband, Austin, buy their first home in 2013 and have gotten to know them better over the years, and it thrills me to be able to refer HER to my amazing sphere. Open the newsletter to read more about her!
Each month we want to promote & recognize the cool works of our supporters who are self-employed or have an income-producing hobby or side gig. So if you sell crafts on Etsy, are in a band, self-employed, etc… and you want extra exposure (for free), we’d love to spread the word to our followers about you and what it is you do.
When you contact us about being interested, we’ll send you a questionnaire to fill out and then schedule a time to meet with you in person to take some pictures & videos, as well as record a short in-person interview so you can answer our questions on camera (don’t worry, we’ll make it as quick and painless as possible! ). Then we’ll feature you in one of our newsletters as well on our website & social media sites.
You know that relationships are the heart & soul of how I do business, and my team & I thought promoting all the incredibly cool & interesting things our clients do would be such a great way to celebrate all our great our past, current, & future clients!
STAY COOL OUT THERE!
Kendra is the owner of Gupton Metalworks which makes beautiful metal art out of used and discarded metal objects, especially used flatware. Her main projects include outdoor metal art and unique jewelry.
“There’s something about taking stuff apart and making something new and making something beautiful and it’s generally stuff people have thrown away because it’s no longer useful to them, but I see it and I think, ‘I can make a necklace out of that’,” says Kendra. “It’s good for my soul and it’s good for the environment, too.”
This hobby is fairly new to Kendra, as she started about six months ago, but she says once she tried welding for the first time, something just spoke to her.
“One of my best friends is a welder, and one day she brought her welder over and said, “Hey, do you want to see what it’s like to run a bead?”, and I kind of fell in love,” Kendra says with a big smile.
Her art is certainly unique and one-of-a-kind. She says she gets positive comments on her cool metal art all the time from people walking by her home while she’s outside, and when asked where she got it, she beams with pride saying “I made that!”.
“Just being able to make stuff that people enjoy and it not be a waste is great,” says Kendra. “I’ve made art before, but some art doesn’t always have a long shelf life, but spoon necklaces last forever. And I kill real flowers, I have a black thumb, but these flowers last forever.”
Kendra takes commissions and loves the challenge of creating art for others. She’s also willing to take commissions other than money. You can find her art and contact information by searching for “Gupton Metalworks” on Facebook.
