Ada Colorina

It was almost too good to be true when I opened the email from Ada.

"I think I'm coming to Chicago but I not sure."

"Why?"

"Not sure about the money."

"Well, say no more. Te puedes quedar en mi casa. No le costará nada. (translation...I hope :): You can stay at my house. It will cost you nothing!"

And so she came.

Ada was actually the first artist I met when Travel Gal was just a seed about the break through. I was celebrating the holidays in Puerto Vallarta with some good friends in '08. I knew when I returned from that vacation I would be resigning from my job to take a well needed break from the corporate gig that had consumed 10+ years of my life. I wanted to create a business that allowed me to dive into my passion for art, travel and explorations of different cultures around the world. I knew it would be important to find artists that shared their personal experiences of the culture that surrounded them through their work. Ada's colorful work embodies this spirit.