PAB Feature: Marina Garvey
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Marina Garvey is a perfectly ambitious woman currently residing in El Paso, Texas. She is currently stationed there with her husband.
She is the owner and operator of SimplyWrapped shop , where she makes handcrafted wire wrapped jewelry. SimplyWrapped shop originally came about when Marina was having a conversation with her mother-in-law about hobbies. She explained that she has multiple chronic illnesses and that wire wrapping was her creative outlet.
When she is not working on her business, she likes to talk to her friends (who happen to also be artists), or she's at doctor's appointments.
Q & A with Marina
Q: Have you ever been told you were too ambitious?
A: I have been told I was too ambitious, but I didn't listen!
Q: Do you think it is good or bad to have dreams you may never accomplish? Why?
A: I think it is good to have dreams you might not accomplish because it pushes you to try something you might never have done. You don't know your limits until you push the boundaries.
Q: How do you define perfectly ambitious?
A: The right amount of motivation to try something new and adventurous.
Q: What makes you perfectly ambitious?
A: I'm not afraid to fail when trying something new. It is the learning process and I want to always learn and continue to grow, as a person and an artist.
Q: What inspires you?
A: Other artists inspire me, along with random creative thoughts :)
Q: Who is another perfectly ambitious woman that you admire?
A: My mother is someone I strongly admire. She's not afraid to go after something she wants.
Q: Who is another perfectly ambitious woman that you admire?
A: My mother is someone I strongly admire. She's not afraid to go after something she wants.
Q: What are your future goals?
A: One day I'd like to open up a storefront for SimplyWrapped. I also hope to sell my jewelry in all 50 states along with as many countries as possible.
Q: What is your biggest accomplishment?
A: Being asked to be a featured artist on Gaia Collective and selling in several other countries.
Fun Facts about Marina
- Her favorite quote is "Well behaved woman seldom make history," by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
- Her favorite book is If I Stay by Gayle Foreman.
- Her favorite movie genre is comedy.
- She wants to keep learning new ways to wire wrap gemstones.
- She is horrible at being patient.
- She often "hurts" herself while creating. She once poked her eyelid so hard with a flying wire that she had a black eye for a week!
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