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Some people are born with silver spoons in their mouths…I,
on the other hand, had a truck load of art supplies in mine.
I was born into a very creative, hectic, fantastic family.
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My mother, an artist (in practically
every medium), let all six of us practice our "artistry" freely…she wasn't
too thrilled when we took it to the walls, but I think that's where I perfected signing
my work (three perfect little circles, always the same every time, so my folks say). Because of my parents, I have a deep and abiding appreciation of all things creative and artistic. I also think this appreciation helps fuel what I like to call my artsy-fartsy A.D.D. I never met a medium I didn't like. This makes for storage problems in the studio because I have tools and supplies for most anything you could think of! I do have my favorites though: metalsmithing and jewelry design; sewing (dolls, clothes, accessories, whatever); paper arts/stationery design. I LOVE to saw a sheet of metal and then sand and polish and solder and polish some more until there is a beautiful, unique jewelry component to show. Lampworking glass beads and firing enamel pieces make me giddy. It speaks to the fire bug in me: even at thirty-five I STILL love playing with fire!
Ever since fifth grade, when my friend Tammy and I built a Lincoln Log model of what our store would look
like I've wanted to have a shop in which to sell my work. I really started thinking about it when I was pregnant
with Logan. Honestly though? Opening a brick and mortar shop and creating things to stock it would be virtually impossible with a newborn and I knew this. Thank goodness the internet is so handy! The overhead is minimal and having a "virtual" shop fits perfectly with the often hectic schedule of our little family.
I live just north of Dallas and Fort Worth with my husband of twelve years (though we've been together for nineteen!), Lynn, and our three kiddos, Logan, Caleb and Molly. Logan is in the third grade, Caleb is a kindergartener this year and Molly rocks out at preschool twice a week. We like to camp, go letterboxing and attend FC Dallas soccer games. Logan and Caleb play soccer and Molly REALLY wants to play too, but she's not quite old enough yet. We try to take advantage of all the cool stuff that goes on in our area when we can.
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to sign the guestbook too!
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