How it all began...
My wife, Melissa, and I, along with our two gifts from God, Matthew and Samantha, founded True Cross Designs as a family in early August 2024.
Our family had been gifted a beautiful woven tapestry of the Marian Apparition known as Our Lady of Guadalupe by a priest who is a dear friend. Melissa wanted to hang the tapestry on a wall in our home, but couldn't find a frame worthy of such a special depiction of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the time, I was working as a professional woodworker for a large custom woodworking business in Knoxville, and Melissa asked me if I could build something very special in which to display the tapestry.
Melissa described the design she was envisioning. Unbeknownst to us at the time, the end result would become the first ever piece of True Cross Designs art, which, if you'd like to see, can be found here. The moment we hung the frame on our wall and stepped back to look at it, a deep sense of peace and tranquility came over both of us. This was in July of 2024, and there has not been a single day since then that I haven't stopped at some point throughout the day to pray in front of Our Blessed Mother, or just stop for a moment to stare at that spectacular work of art on our wall.
