Hello and welcome to The Heart's Desire!

My name is Dacia (day-sha) and I'm the mind behind the business. I've always wanted to do something that I love on a regular basis, which meant reading or drawing. I originally went to Hastings College to become an art teacher, hopefully within the Hastings school system, but a few things changed. I didn't like the feeling that having to teach to standards gave me, especially knowing how so many kids feel there's an unfair emphasis on their grades. So, I started to think of things I could do outside of the school that would still include art. The idea of THD began from that.

I love getting to be with people and getting to know them. I also enjoy being able to sit down in a quiet room and read with no interruptions. Art has been a constant thing that I've gone to in my life as it has helped me get through some of my toughest times. Art has helped me find who I am, while also allowing an escape from the clamoring in my head. The same can be said for a book. I've read a lot, use to do nothing but read, and let myself get lost in the story. Being able to provide adventures for my community through art and reading is huge for me.

I like to read, mostly romance books now, but I also love YA and mystery books. My favorite art form to create in is clay, but drawing is a very close second. I enjoy doing other crafts as well, such as creating earrings or wire-wrapped jewelry.

Beyond that, I'm married and have five fur-babies - four cats, one dog. Antigone is the oldest, and the only female cat. Then I have Philoctetes (Phil for short), Hermes, and Isa. If you notice, I have a mostly Greek-name theme happening. Isa is the only one who doesn't have a Greek name because he came to us with the name, and it stuck. Cause he IS-A kitty! My dog's name is Thalia (tall-e-ah) which takes us back to the Greek names.

My husband is amazing and he helps me keep focused on what I need to do to make things happen!