We were lucky to catch up with Monserrat Gomez recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Monserrat , thanks for joining us today. Can you take us back in time to the first dollar you earned as a creative – how did it happen? What’s the story?

My high school art teacher choose my art piece for one of the art auctions during my senior year. The oil pastel piece chosen that had a Day of the Dead theme which represents my culture. That piece meant a a lot to me because that represented who I am and where my family is coming from. Even though I was born and raised in Houston, Texas but I wanted to have a connection to my culture and thought by painting it will give me that connection. I sold my first piece for 200 dollars to a older woman from Mexico who adored my piece and loved how I projected the Mexican culture. The money earned helped me to purchase a desktop computer that will help me to complete my university coursework.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My high school art teacher asked all of the art students to create a Weebly account to blog, showcase your art work, etc. Originally this website started as a school assignment, but as time goes on, I started to add more artwork. I created and improved in my art during my senior year of high school. Once I felt confident enough I started to enter in art contests and participated in an art auction. By the way, I sold an oil pastel artwork in that auction in 2012. Even though I didn’t major in art during my college years, but I continue to work on the skill. After college I started to sell more of my art pieces. Its more around 2019 in my current job my coworkers saw my talent and requested me to paint something for them. That’s when my online business started to pick up. I started to add more of my artwork. That’s how my business was founded. Once a hobby became a source of income. Basically, high school helped me to prepare for my online business.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

There’s a lot of interesting places to go in Houston.The best thing about our city is the diversity of artists. I love the fact that I can experience other people’s cultures by looking at their ar. There are small businesses that sells art as hidden gems. I can tell you the best places to be inspired and have fun in areas of Houston.

: Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My mission in my creative journey is to create meaningful pieces, teach what I know to others, and inspired others to express themselves. Art is part of communication.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://monserratgomezart.weebly.com/
• Instagram: @naturegalmeetsart
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/user/MsMonse94