J. Davis Studio bids farewell to Pam Johnson who has worked at the studio since 1999. Pam was born and raised in Alpine, and after commenting how she would miss the mountains of West Texas in contrast with the plains of the Texas Panhandle where she will make her new home, we all presented her with a going away gift — a lamp with the silhouette of the famous Twin Sisters Mountain, inspired by the view off my back porch, not far from where Pam grew up.
If you have touched one of our innerSpirit rattles, you have touched Pam’s handiwork. She has been the “finisher,” the one who binds and beads each rattle as it is prepared for shipment. Such work is meticulous, requiring a good sense of the unique colors of each piece as well as a steady hand and eye. This process completes the “personality” of our signature rattles.
Pam’s magic touch extends far beyond her work at J. Davis Studio. I have seen Pam take a dead-looking $2 orchid and turn it into a tropical specimen with 20+ blooms. Once, she took some cast-off goldfish and raised them into huge, beautiful koi-like creatures — all in the desert of West Texas.
Surprising none of us who knows her, when life has given Pam lemons, she has always managed to make margaritas. Despite recurring health issues, she has inspired us with her great sense of humor in the face of adversity.
Since every employer wants the best for his or her friends and employees, I am quite pleased and content to know that Pam is moving to a house in Happy, Texas (yes, there is such a place) with a well and plenty of land for her horses.
We all wish her much health and happiness!
John
