LUMBERTON ??? Thomas Ard has made a career out of being an artist.Since late 2011, Ard, who is 27, has worked for various national companies that licence his designs, which he says are applied to everything, including bowls, fabrics, coffee mugs, wine glasses and even decorative flags.Ard had begun making money as an artist before he was even out of high school, selling his paintings to fellow stu