I tell people to learn as much as you can about the shells you collect, like, which ones are in short supply or endangered. I try never to collect live shells.

Don’t get me wrong. Government Contracting is difficult, but the help you give the government makes our country strong.

Competition isn't a bad thing. Somebody can always do it better and that somebody is you.

Our business model has been to partner with bigger firms and team on projects to gain experience. A bigger firm always enhances my smaller firm’s position.

I had been doing framing for 10 years before moving here. I am one of only two certified picture framers in Venice. It's a craft and everyone has their own techniques.

The love of art has always been there. It's like breathing. I can't remember my first breath, but it was there from the beginning.