Article: WITH A HELPING HAND OF TWO, LUPITA CANO STARTED HER OWN ART CARD BUSINESS FOLLOWING HER HEART WITH A HELPING HAND OR TWO, LUPITA CANO STARTED HER OWN ART CARD BUSINESS.(Life and Arts)

Byline: SUSAN PHINNEYP-I reporter

She's a mermaid at heart, a rapper, a poet, an outgoing saleswoman and an artist.

Her vivid abstracts pop with color, glitter and, sometimes, a splattering of plastic bread bag fasteners.

Lupita Cano, 33 ((age)), is as bold and upbeat as her paintings. On a late summer day, she's wearing a tiara set with red and blue stones. A giant red hibiscus flower is perched atop her head. There's a lei of red silk blossoms around her neck, 10-plus bangle bracelets at her wrists, a couple of oversize rings on her fingers.

In tune with her mermaid theme, she's wearing a seashell-patterned shift, and her white ...

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