Donna has lived all over the world until settling in Panama City during the 1970's. She moved in 1990 to Bonaire, a small island off the north coast of Venezuela where she and husband Sparky Thorne owned and operated an art gallery and music studio for nine years. They sold their work to international tourists. They returned to the United States in 1999 opening a Caribbean resturant, The hurricane Grille, on Panama City Beach. her work can be found in homes around the world, at The Garden of Art gallery and at www.sparkythorne.com