Meet Jonnise Atwater | Artist, Author, Event & Media Curator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Jonnise Atwater,  MBA a-k-a Amazon Warrior Empress (AWE) and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jonnise, as a parent, what have you done for you children that you feel has had the most significant impact?
Raising my two daughters was definitely a challenge. I was a teenage mother and at twenty-one I had my second daughter. I was learning about life while I was raising them.

My vision and mission was to create a legacy for them. Showing them that it does not matter your circumstances, life choices/decisions that might set you back, you can still achieve your goals. To choose to be better, do better and take your L’s as lessons, not losses. That they can accomplish whatever they put their minds to.

I always stood by leading by example for my daughters. They saw me working, going to school and being a creative entrepreneur all at the same time while raising them. I always encouraged them to believe in themselves.

My goal was to instill within them; assertiveness, courage, creativity, innovation, knowledge, light, a positive mindset, wisdom and sooo much more!!!

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
The arts have always been my passion, since I was a little girl. My journey as an artist really began when I was in college for undergrad. I was going to college in Vermont and was doing an independent study. My dissertation was “Creating Our Own Reality”. While studying Quantum Physics and Universal Laws, it led me on an amazing journey to changing my perspective on life.

I love abstract art and including words with messages within my art. I studied all the great artists from Sam Gilliam, Pablo Picaso, Van Gogh, to Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock and Vasily Kandinsky. I further delved into the arts & education and various creative, therapeutic, holistic approaches to dealing with depression/mental health like art therapy, music therapy, and dance therapy.

I was super excited when I did my first art exhibit in college. I did a five piece series of collage art, where I used various mediums; fabric, pictures, magazine clippings, broken pieces of a porcelain plate, and acrylic paint on canvas. Then for graduate school in New York, I had my art presented in another art exhibit, where I did a three piece series of abstract art. One of them was one of my biggest pieces that I’ve ever done on canvas.

I want the world to know that my company Atwater Productions & Publishing LLC has an array of art from our self-published books, which are on Amazon. To our apparel, accessories, home decor, which we have online stores and online art galleries. We also have art on wood, canvas, prints, leather jewelry and accessories.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I always enjoyed hanging out at local sports bars. Food and good drinks is always a plus at these spots. I loved eating loaded nachos, some wings and definitely french fries (I love fries). The bonus for me is when they have pool tables. Now I am not a professional player, however I do enjoy the precision of the sport.

Hooters, their shrimp and fish tacos are good to me!!! Don’t forget the wings!!!

Top Golf is a cool experience being high up in the air and trying to get the golf ball in the hole is interesting. I enjoyed the drinks there and of course you can’t go wrong with wings!!! Lol…

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My daughters, because they are the driving force that keeps the fire lit within me to keep going. They keep me motivated and inspired to be my best and manifest destiny.

My mother and grandmother for being the warrior women that groomed me to be independent, resilient and to never give up, because that is never the option!!!

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