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About 2 Friend's Design - Inspirational Art & Gifts
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| (L to R) Mary Nielsen & Kathy Williams
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Initial Concept
Have you ever wondered 'How can God use me to share His word with others?' Well, that's exactly what happened and led me, Mary Nielsen, to come up with the initial concept for 2 Friend's Design Inspirational Art & Gifts. In the spring of 2007, after listening to a sermon at my church, I felt that God was calling me to make a change.
One of the verses studied during that sermon was from the book of Romans. It was Romans 12:2, which says, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” The pastor was making his points on how to apply this truth to ones life, especially living within our media driven, self-absorbed world of today. This lesson soon began to resonate deep within my heart, soul, and mind, leading me to question exactly what I was doing personally to share His word with others. It really made me think, "Was I just conforming to the world I lived in?" Day after day, month after month, I kept asking myself, "What was God's will for me? How could I be transformed?" and "How could I use the talents given to me, through the Holy Spirit, to share His word with others?" At this point, I wasn't really one to 'share' my faith with others. But I felt a tremendous awareness that I was being called to make a change.... was I going to act on it?
2 Friend's Design Comes to Life
Many times throughout my day I would repeat the words from Romans 12:2. I would ask God what He wanted me to do with this. I was so inspired by this verse, that I went looking for, but not able to find, any type of wall print or plaque at my local christian gift store, with the verse Romans 12:2 on it, for my home and office. What to do? After months of trying to figure out what God was leading me to do, I got it! I approached my friend and business associate of eleven years, Kathy Williams, with my 'idea' that God had given me. Drawing upon our experiences within the photographic industry, we put our talents together, mine being strategic planning & marketing, Kathy a graphic artist, and officially incorporated 2 Friends Design, Inc. in June of 2008. The purpose of our work is used as our tag line: Spreading God’s Word Through Art. Each design starts with the verse. We wanted our art to be different, something that would reflect God's truths using rich, vibrant colors, photographic images, and a title, that together reflects the meaning of the verse on each piece. Our first design, titled REVITALIZE, with 'my' verse Romans 12:2, now hangs in my living room for all to see, and is on my business card as a constant reminder to we are here to do His work.
Featured Products - with a Look of Today.... spreading Lasting Truths
Together we have designed and created a line of Inspirational Fine Art Prints and Gift products with the purpose of spreading God's word, that we hope will encourage and inspire others when seen.
Our Products include:
-Fine Art Giclée Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Prints
-Photographic Table Art Prints sold with Miniature Artist’s Easels
-Note Cards & Christmas Cards
- Journals & Log Books
-'To Do' Note Pads w/Magnet Back
-Dry Erase Calendars
-Dry Erase Magnets
-Bookmarks, and more!
Made in the USA!
We are pleased to say that all of our products are hand-crafted in our home town of Crown Point, Indiana, the heartland of the USA!
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