I feel I have been an artist my entire life. I drew constantly as a kid and learned to oil paint as a teenager. I never got a proper education to further my skills, got married and raised two children. After a divorce I got into beauty school and some 10 years ago started making jewelry. I bought it, wore it, so decided why not make it. I started by taking things apart and then buying video’s and books and taking many classes.

I shop a lot and watched movies, always observing what people are wearing for style. Jewelry is a great accessory and it will never go out as long as women exist. I work in an office and always wear what I make to promote it and the more people I meet the more connections I make for selling. At my office people don’t have time to shop for gifts and will come to me looking for something in a pinch, I help them and it helps me sell. I still do hair but my dream is to some day have a salon and display my jewelry.

I never make just one kind of thing, most of what I make is unique in design, sometimes I am not happy with what I created from my head so I just rip it apart and start over. I do occasionally draw out an idea. I also try to make jewelry that is affordable. I find people are willing to pay high prices for fine jewelry only. That is all I can think of for now. Let me know if you have any other questions.

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