We recently connected with Inga Patterson and Evija Fairo and have shared our conversation below.
Inga and Evija, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?
Hello 😊 We are Inga and Evija. We both believe that life’s purpose is about understanding the deeper reason behind actions and existence, whether on an individual or organizational level, and striving to align one’s efforts with that sense of meaning and fulfillment.
We also believe that sense of purpose is closely linked to overall well-being and resilience. It helps us provide motivation during challenging times and a sense of direction in life.
We both always have been Purpose-driven individuals and we are often driven by a desire to make a positive impact in the world around us.
Our purpose is to spread the power of positive energy around the world. Respect, uplift, and treat all human beings with honesty, fairness and equality. Create a movement of up lifters. Touch lives to as many people as possible, put smile on people’s faces. Raise higher vibration on the planet. Respect the Mother Earth. Inspire people to be unique, always follow your passion and experience the wonder of life”
We are dedicated to providing remarkable product and customer service, that everyone who interacts with us and our product feel uplifted and satisfied. We offer unique, trendy, eye catching, artistic, raw, original, uplifting, inspiring, recycled, upcycled, eco friendly, creative with cutting edge fashion accessories like wallets, handbags, pouches, luggage tags, bookmarks and more.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
Inga and Evija story We are two of the kind designers/ fabric artists, Inga and Evija. We began our journey in the summer of 2000. We put our backpacks and only $100 and no English left behind our studies in Sport University, family and our small Eastern Europen country Latvia in search of American dream. We started out our journey in sunny Florida working as housekeepers and waitresses in local motels and dinner shows. Slowly our English started to improve and little by little our hearts become more and more attached to this beautiful country and all the opportunities it has to offer. One faithful day in summer of 2003 while venturing to Tampa Florida we met our artist friend Pam who inspired us with her creativity and introduced us to Art and Atlanta city, changing our lives forever. We moved to Atlanta in 2004 and our passion for Art was born. We began to look at the world in a whole new way and developed a passion for designing and repurposing. In our small apartment we started our artistic venture. Our days were filled with cutting, sewing, painting and experimenting with different clothes and fabrics from our closets and different techniques. We turned our passion into business, our lifestyle and purpose. Being able to live our dream of being mindful artists, creating beauty and meaning in the world is an inspiration. Creative career is very important to us because we can express ourselves to the fullest. We can be who we are. We can show our personalities through our designs and artistic lifestyle. We can create from our hearts. It’s so much fun to upcycle/recycle/repurpose different types of fabrics and clothing, giving a new life to already used fabrics and on top of that we love to add different photography, designs, images and words on our items for originality , expression and conversation piece. Our product includes wallets, handbags, tote bags, pouches, luggage tags, fanny packs, bookmarks and more. Our pieces are unique artsy funky cool. When we create our items we make sure we put positive energy into each piece, its very important to us to do so because we understand everything is energy that’s why its important to create from our hearts and put much love into our creations. We love to entertain ourselves and others through our creative career. Our purpose is to spread the power of positivity energy around the world through our product . Respect, uplift, and treat all human beings with honesty, fairness and equality. Touch lives to as many people as possible , put smiles on people’s faces. Help raise vibration on the planet. Respect Mother Earth. Inspire people to be unique , always follow your passion and experience the wonder of life.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Being full time fabric artists is not without its ups and downs. Especially in the beginning , it wasn’t always easy. We have faced challenges and uncertainty from financial struggles to self doubt. But we remained steadfast in our belief that our art has the power to touch hearts and enrich lives which keeps us moving forward and not give up. Having a life’s purpose is one of the qualities we have which keeps us moving forward in our lives and our art business. Second very important quality we have gained through our journey is that we have learned to focus on progress not perfection. And third one is that we have learned that secret of happiness is enjoyment in the journey and being grateful for each little or big accomplishment.
Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
For us identifying which tasks are most important or urgent, and focusing on completing those first is the key to dealing with overwhelmed. We usually write down all the tasks we need to complete, then prioritize them. Crossing tasks off the list as we complete them feels sooo good and it provides a sense of accomplishment and motivation.
When we are feeling overwhelmed, taking a short break helps clear our minds and reduce stress. We usually take a walk, hike up the Stone Mountain , or go work out or dancing.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.IngaAndEvija.com
- Instagram: www.Instagram.com/IngaAndEvija
- Facebook: www.Facebook.com/IngaAndEvija
