Donna fell in love with both art and her husband in high school. A lot has changed in her life in the last 20+ years but these two constants remain. What most people don't know about Donna is that a large part of her career was spent in the corporate world where she was very successful... but not happy. She was in a serious car accident in 2005 that put her on disability for almost a year. During that time she made some serious life choices and decided to pursue her childhood dream of being an artist. Now, Donna is living her dream. She spends more time in her studio  "playing" every day than she did in the office while in the corporate world... which is actually saying a lot. 

Several years ago I created a “dream” list of companies that I wanted to design for. Now I have my "Distrezz-it-All" with Zutter, dies with Spellbinders, Smooch Spritz, Mix’d Media Inx and Fairy Dust glitter with Clearsnap, Stamps with Art Gone Wild, and Paper and embellishments with GCD Studios.  And, to keep things fun, I continually design “Compatible” products for these companies which will work with a product from one of the other companies.

Donna teaches her "Girlie Grunge" techniques in stores, at events and online. She even has a FREE bi-weekly webshow called Tuesday Tutorials where she shows techniques, chats with viewers and gives away prizes. 

You can check it out here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tuesday-tutorials

You can also get connected with your inner Girlie Grunge by joining the Girlie Grunge Ning site. You can view and even add to the gallery, participate in Natasha’s Monthly Challenge, and you might even be chosen to be our featured artist of the month!

You can check it out here: http://donnasalazardesigns.ning.com