I was painting rocks to add to a "rock snake" that wraps around the lake park in my hometown. I started to paint them everyday after my morning walks around the lake. I started noticing that my rocks kept disappearing from the lake. People were stealing them! So, I decided to open an etsy shop to raise $ to get my Chihuahua/daughter/& best friends teeth cleaned, I was eventually successful w/this & quickly learned how much I loved painting rocks & how amazing they would look once they were done. I got my own website as well as my etsy shop, TinaMarieRocks, to continue to share my artwork w/others.