Today we’d like to introduce you to Hunter Ross.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Hunter. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
The older I get, the more I realize how much I need creativity in my life. I have had art surround me since I was little with two parents that are extremely creative and a brother who was an amazing artist. I’d constantly be thinking with colors and textures in mind when I look at creation, or I’d visually assess rooms and think of how I’d design them differently.
Realizing that my thought process was not like most people’s, I pursued the fashion industry where I had the opportunity to be a Visual Merchandiser for almost four years for stores all over the world. It was amazing, and I loved it, but the strongest desire above anything for me was to be a mom. I have had the privilege and exhausting joy to have stayed home for a little over three years now with my two boys and one currently due in less than a month.
Although it is a joy and something I have never taken for granted, I needed a creative outlet. Trying to figure out what I wanted to create that wasn’t apart of an assignment or a project was difficult, but I taught myself watercolor when grieving the loss of our first born through miscarriage. The therapy that watercolor provided me was something that allowed my mind to rest and escape, something I desperately needed in the time of heartache.
Over the past year, I have combined my love of sewing with my watercolors to create what Lovely Enoch consists of today.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
I wanted to do something for me and a way to help pay for my son’s preschool, so decided to try embroidery. I asked for the supplies for Christmas, watched a few tutorials and then it just escalated into a business. I often feel barely one step ahead as I am still learning and teaching myself as I go.
But I think the biggest struggle any person has is not comparing yourself to others. What I create is different than other people’s work that I have seen, but I still find myself second guessing what I am creating or sometimes why I am creating.
It’s hard as an artist to not view your success in the number of sales you have; art is so subjective, so remaining confident and proud of what I can create I think will always be a constant struggle.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
I started my business, Lovely Enoch, almost a year ago when I realized my need for a creative outlet. Going from a creative job to staying at home to raise my children was a drastic change. I wanted to make sure I didn’t lose who I was as a person and have my identity be lost in being a mom.
Lovely Enoch is where I showcase my watercolor art on fabric that I then embroider on top of. Lovely means something extraordinarily beautiful, and after my miscarriage, that’s what that season became for me. It was awful and horrible and the most beautiful sorrow because I got to know my God on a deeper level that I would not have allowed otherwise.
My husband and I named our firstborn Enoch, and because of him, I started to create for me. I needed an outlet, I needed to stop and rest, and I needed to recognize the gifts God had given me that I wasn’t using. Stepping back and reviewing this past year, I am most proud that I started.
I found a niche that no one else does, and I went all in creating a business that allows others in – into my vulnerability, my heart, and my thoughts behind what I create and why.
What were you like growing up?
Some of the first memories I have growing up were going to a garage sale when I was three with my mom and buying my first set of heels for $0.50. The second is telling her that I didn’t want to buy the candy near the checkout, I was just rearranging it to make it look better.
For as long as I can remember I have been drawn to style and design and realizing it just flows naturally from my thoughts to my hands as I create. It’s been a way to express my emotions and thoughts when words didn’t seem adequate or enough, and it’s now a way for me to connect and share it with others.
Pricing:
- Ranges from $25-$60
Contact Info:
- Website: LovelyEnoch.com
- Email: lovelyenochdesigns@gmail.com
- Instagram: @LovelyEnochDesigns
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