Brenda Pokorny, an author and artist from Mooresville, North Carolina, draws inspiration from her love of gardening and the outdoors, a passion passed down from her grandfathers-one who grew vegetables and the other, roses. Childhood memories of planting corn and trimming roses, accompanied by tales of gnomes living among the flowers, deeply influenced her creative journey. Now, Brenda creates garden-inspired mosaics, blending her artistic talents with her lifelong love of nature. She cherishes the time spent with her youngest son when he was small, where they shared the joy of gardening and nurturing plants together.