A S M E M BE RS O F BO RROWE D TIM E , Sharon plays the
piano and bass, and Johnny plays the guitar and harmon-
seventeen, Jules Owens in Georgetown County was paint-
ica. Sharon shares, “Borrowed Time was a well-established
ing the Rose Hill Baptist Church baptistery, and I watched
local band when I started singing with them in late 1992.
him in the afternoons, sometimes asking questions. I want-
There were five of us at the time, and we became a really
ed to do what he did.” Just as with his songs, “life stuff”
close-knit group, a real family. We went through a lot of
also inspires his art. “I love finding what is going to happen
really tough times together. Like so many bands, the
on the canvas because I don’t paint from an image; I love
membership has changed countless times through the
finding what the canvas has for me. I especially like when
years. There are currently four of us in the band, but none
it’s three-fourths done before I ‘overpaint’ it!” He mainly
of us are original Borrowed Time members.” Johnny admits
paints with acrylic and enjoys expressing this passion every
being in Borrowed Time has been interesting for him as an
day. As for his favorite work of art, that’s still to come. In the
artist, as he had never previously played bluegrass. “It’s a
meantime, he’s working on improving his craft at creating
great group. We really are a family.”
moving water pieces. While some pieces are frustrating to
While Johnny inspires Sharon musically, he has also
create, Johnny’s hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed. So far,
inspired her jewelry which she creates and sells. Found at
he has been a part of the Art Trail Gallery, The Clay Pot’s gal-
The Clay Pot in Florence and a boutique in Hartsville, Sharon
lery and ArtFields. He has also won local show ribbons and
hand-makes beautiful bracelets made from guitar strings
several awards through the Carolina Craftsman Art
played by Johnny. “I went with Johnny to a gig in North Car-
Collective. His work is currently in The Clay Pot through
olina. The musician with whom he split the gig was selling
this month, and he will be showing at the Burry Bookstore
guitar string bracelets that his mother had made. I immedi-
in Hartsville through May and June. “Art is one of three
ately bought one, have worn it almost every day since, and
‘hobbies’ that I turned into making a living, working ten to
finally decided I could learn to make them myself. I’ve never
fourteen hours a day to keep from getting a real job. Creat-
considered myself a very creative person. This is something
ing keeps me sane.