I guess you could say I blossomed creatively later in life. That’s not to say that I didn’t dabble. I must have tried every hand craft known to woman in my late teens and early twenties. Sewing, knitting, crocheting, weaving, needlepoint, embroidery, macramé… you name it, I tried it. But as my personal and professional life got busier and fuller, I had less and less time for these pursuits.
Flash forward 30+ years and suddenly time opened up again. First I was introduced to stamping. I’ll never forget that first night after a stamping party. I literally could not sleep as I thought of all the wonderful things I could make. A couple of years later I took my first jewelry class and my life changed. I became addicted to beads and realized that I could never wear all the jewelry that would be generated by my ever-growing bead stash. The only thing that made sense was to start selling jewelry to support my “habit”.
During the five years since then I have learned new skills and been introduced to different media. I have been blessed by the opportunity to learn from several different masters in the jewelry world, including metal textiles expert Arlene Fisch, polymer clay artist Louise Fischer Cozzi, and enamel artist Barbara Lewis. Each has informed my work with new textures, colors, and materials. Much as I try to find my niche I am always pulled in new directions, exploring different media and learning new techniques. My customers say that they are always interested to see what’s new in my world.
