Miner:
No, these are by another artisan, and these were handmade by her. So, this is just me supporting that artisan. My t-shirt is something that I designed on the computer and then had it printed out. This is an example of my custom designs, and graphic designs. An example of my wearable art would be some of my hand painted jackets. You’ll also find some tie pieces that I did myself. And I like to say that all my pieces are made consciously with love.

Collins:
What words of encouragement would you give to a young man or young woman that wants to pursue entrepreneurship?

Miner:
I would encourage every young man and woman that would like to pursue entrepreneurship to just do it. Sometimes we overthink it and we think that we have to have everything perfect, and we don’t. You just really have to have the desire and the willingness to learn along the way. I would also encourage any young man and woman to pursue a mentor because people that have already done it will be a great to help to guide you. But the most important thing that I would like to say is to never give up… Never give up. I read this book called Think and Grow Rich; it’s a book of different stories. It explained that most of the time, people give up when they are really close to getting to that fruit. They’re out on the limb where the fruit is and don’t realize how close they are to success. So, I would say never give up, even if no one else believes in your dreams. You continue to see them.

Collins:
What are some of the price points and the advantages of someone shopping with your online boutique as opposed to going into a chain store?

Miner:
My price points start at affordable and then they progress to a little more on the expensive side, if it’s handmade. But one of the advantages of that is it’s one-of-a-kind, because if it’s handmade, I can’t recreate that again. So, you have a one-of-a-kind piece that no one else will have. That is an advantage, and it’s made with love.