Joann CoburnBorn and raised in metropolitan Atlanta, JoAnn Coburn is a native Georgian living in Historic Roswell with her husband, Stanley, of 28 years. She is a graphic designer and enjoys art, music, traveling, and entertaining in her home. She considers her amily, friends, and pets the most important aspect of her life. Raised in a household with five older sisters and no brothers, JoAnn knew nothing about boys. While laundering mountains of clothes for her two sons for over twenty years, she discovered that emptying their pockets was equivalent to sticking your hand in a mystery grab bag and being amazed at what came out. In particular, their pockets served as a portable treasure box, sometimes stuffed with a hodgepodge of things, one more random than the last. But looking deeper, she realized those mementos reflected who they were at those exact phases of life, so special they were kept close to safeguard or show to their friends-an unveiling of their inner world and sometimes a reflection of imagination, creativity, and social life. But be careful! It's a sinking feeling when you discover a signed trading card clinging to the side of the machine tub in big white chunks.One day in the laundry room, she found two moon rocks dated 2003 and painted red by one of her sons in pre-school. It had been a long time since thoughts were triggered about their pocket findings, wondering how he could keep his pants up that day! It was then she realized it was the perfect time to put her thoughts into something productive and meaningful, and Empty Those Pockets was put in the spin cycle as a tribute to her sons, her ideas flowed, and once again, she found purpose in that laundry room. Read More Read Less