Hi, I’m Cheri from Altered Iris. I was born and raised in the Kansas City area and now reside in Southern Johnson County. My full-time job is as a wife, mother of two and the smooth operator of the Johnson Household.
It’s been a long-time dream of mine to have a handmade business. I’ve always
enjoyed hands-on creative hobbies and have gotten such fulfillment out of
making things for other people. In college I made photo calendars from scratch (before
Shutterfly was around) for my parents and grandparents and also enjoyed
dabbling in scrapbooking. When my daughter was born in 2006, the dabbling
turned into a passion for mixing paper, photos, embellishments and usually my
own handwriting to record memories and milestones of my daughter. Over time, my “scrapbooking style” evolved
and I began using paint on my layouts and really enjoyed adding this medium to
my memory keeping.
In early 2011, I was introduced to mixed
media art, through a tutorial from Christy Tomlinson and learned about new ways
to use the supplies I already had on hand. I instantly fell in love with
combining these elements in a more artistic way and began playing around with different products and
techniques. Before long, I realized I had more canvases than I had wall space,
and with that, my handmade business was born with the opening of my shop
in November of that year.
Over the last two years we have
moved three times which has made growing my business a bit challenging. I’ve
been pre-occupied with packing, unpacking, settling, re-settling, changing
schools, meeting new neighbors, saying goodbye to old and everything else that
goes along with moving. It’s been quite a ride but I am happy to say we are now
settled for the long term and growing my business seems more attainable and
exciting to me again.
I love creating items a person can
have in their home or give to someone else that inspires or encourages them,
I’m grateful that God has given me this talent to share with others and I look
forward to growing Altered Iris to one day also make a difference in others
lives through supporting worthy causes and giving back to the community.
I’m excited to be a part of the
Handmade in KC community and look forward to connecting and serving with the
other members to bring quality handmade goods to our great city and beyond.
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