Rebecca Puig of Sugarboo Designs

Meet Rebecca Puig of Sugarboo Designs.  She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Rick and their lovely children Jacob and Sophie.

Rebecca's artist statement reads, “I graduated from the University of Georgia in 1997 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts. During that period, I focused mainly in ceramics and I did not become interested in painting until I worked in a folk art gallery in Athens, GA. There, I fell in love with the artwork. I was so intrigued with how expressive and raw the art was. I also knew that most of the artists were self-taught so I decided to try my hand at it… and I loved it!

I did not fret so much over the technical aspects of the art so that I could focus more on giving the art some soul. I continue to be influenced by folk art and children's art to this day.

Children's art especially inspires me because it is so simple, raw, beautiful, and honest. I believe children are some of the best artists in the world. I am also inspired by nature, animals, words, imperfection, old things, and everyday things that we sometimes forget to see the wonder in.

Some of my favorite moments in the studio are when I'm inscribing a message on a piece from a mommy & daddy to their child or from a wife to a husband.  It is such an honor to be part of a loving gift."

We recently featured Rebecca's work in one of our previous enews editions and got such a great response from it, we decided to carry some of her pieces.

Each catching fireflies location has a couple samples of the photo boxes along with a book of all the possible color and quote combinations for special orders.  Select quotes are also available online.  All special orders do take 4-5 weeks for delivery and guaranteed Christmas delivery needs to be ordered by November 10.