Thais Mills: Creative, Talented & Special

“Painting is how I relax from writing; I’ll never see it as work.” – Thais’ Mills

Creativity and talent go hand in hand – two attributes that not everyone can claim. Enter Thais’ Mills. Thais’ is an artist, New Orleans native, Hurricane Katrina survivor, friend, volunteer, sister, poet, literary advocate, and writer, who makes the world a better and certainly, more colorful and interesting place. She is most definitely creative and talented, among many other positives.

Her bookmarks, unique art and creativity have made Thais’ famous. Her strength and intelligence has given rise to her resilience, perseverance, sharp wit, and caring heart. If you have never had one of her bookmarks, you should request one. She distributes them freely and asks nothing in return, except that you help spread the important message that literacy is key and a must in our communities. Thais’ strives to do whatever it takes to get the word out about the importance of reading. After all, she got her start in the literary world while enjoying reading as a child. Thais’ understands the importance of education and artistic expression, as steps to empowerment.  She uses her connections to make this known.

Thais’ websites, www.LipServiceInk.com and www.EnticingObjects.com, are two very unique and interesting, interactive sites. Through her sites, she demonstrates her art and more importantly, her message. www.LipServiceInk.com is a display of writing, interviews, and much more from the mind of Thais’ Mills. www.EnticingObjects.com displays her beautiful, one of a kind handmade creations for the world to see. The home and office décor items available for purchase from Enticing Objects range from canvas creations, hand decorated jars and unique clips, to her worldwide known couture magnets.

“I’m so very happy to rub elbows with the ones who really make stuff happen – THE KIDS!”

Thais’ first demonstrated her artistic side in her pre-teen years. Those special talents have evolved into something almost indescribable. Today, Thais’ is a motivating mover and shaker in New Orleans, Houston and beyond. She volunteers a large portion of her time to give others a hand up in this world, including time spent at Volunteers of America. Thais’ created “Bookmark Bootcamp”, a fun outreach that serves kids ages 5-18 years old. “Bookmark Bootcamp” makes reading exciting and easier to approach and allows kids to experience the benefits of exploring the literary world. She will be taking her “I Love Literacy” clinic to a community center summer camp and a girl’s home in New Orleans, beginning on June 14, 2011.

Positive, motivating and special – that is Thais’ Mills.

EDITOR’S NOTE: I recently became the owner of a specially created couture magnet and I can attest that it is not only beautiful, but Thais’ creativity and thoughtfulness shows through in it – I asked her to create something she thought I would like and she did just that. When I received the package and pulled the magnet from the gorgeous gift wrap, I knew she had my personality pegged. It was perfect in every way! Make sure to visit www.EnticitingObjects.com to check out the one of a kind creations that are perfect for the home, office or gift giving.