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Here she comes. These words mean so much to me.  I pride myself in being "fiercely feminine".  I am unapologetically girly.  I love pink.  Like, really love pink. I love heels and sparkles.  Flowers and sappy movies.  But I am also STRONG and a SURVIVOR.  I am not afraid to protect who and what I love.  Here she comes.  These words evoke my girlie-ness, but also let you know I am COMING! I have always loved creating.  It was always something that was put in the background though.... I was raising two children with my husband.  I was PTO President...

I have been asked about the "names" used for my pieces.  I know that most of the time you will see painters name their pieces based on the subject matter, mood of the art, color of the art, etc.  Or any number of different factors.  I was very drawn to "naming" my pieces.   Names.  I have a love of names.  My very own name, Jo Deborah, is pretty unique.  I only know of one other Jo Deborah, the one that my mother got the idea from. I have been called Jo D. (pronounced Jo-dee) most of my life. ALWAYS having...

Hello, You found me!  I am Jo Deb.  Surface things about me........ I am a wife of a million years.  I am a mom of two grown people.  I am a dog lover.....I am the dog mom to two of them, wish I could have them all!!!  I am an advocate for abused and neglected children, representing them in court.  This is a difficult job, but also very rewarding to be able to see the change one person can make in a child's life.  I have lived in the Northeast of the U.S. my whole life, the last 24 in...