About Like the Brightness

Like The Brightness is co-owned by my husband, Greg, and me, Kimberly. Greg serves as the strategic and mathmatical mind behind our endeavors, while I contribute my artistic and analytical vision. Together, we have embarked on a diverse array of artistic designs throughout our marriage. We share a profound love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and we strive to glorify Him in all our ventures. Throughout the years, our artistic expressions have focused on His creation. We are fortunate to be surrounded by the beauty of His works in the hills of Virginia, which continually inspire our creativity.

I am continually captivated by the delicate forms and intricate beauty of wildflowers, grasses, leaves, and various other plant materials. This inspiration has led me to weave these impressions of nature into all my artistic endeavors. I accomplish this with these candles by using botanical reliefs. The resulting imprint is mesmerizing—a tangible, photographic representation of plant life.

The development of this technique allowed for the creation of botanical reliefs on curved objects, which then inspired me to design the candle vessels. This approach highlighted not only the beauty of the vessels themselves, but also gave the fragrances life.

I practice a comparable approach in my other creative pursuits. As Like The Brightness expands, we plan to introduce additional candle and fragrance collections, along with various forms of artwork inspired by our appreciation for the beauty inherent in God's creation.

"Those who are wise shall shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
And those who turn many to righteousness
Like the stars forever and ever."

Daniel 12:3