Experimentation is the inspiration for artist, Vineta Rutkovskis. Born and raised in the Bay Area, she grew up with an intense passion for creativity and has constantly searched for ways to express it. She has flourished in the culinary arts both professionally and at home, (her two beautiful little girls are treated to some quite elaborate birthday cakes), Uk49s teatimeshe studied art at UC Davis but found the traditional school system to be too restrictive, so is primarily self taught.

She loves to repurpose objects and find new uses for things that would normally be thrown away. Drawing and painting were revisited after her children were born and inspired her to express herself through color, lines, shapes.