How did I get started? I get asked that all the time. So what's the answer...I was a Sculpture major at UNCG and after graduating I didn't know exactly what it was I wanted to do. But I did know that I wanted to Create!! I was watching the Carol Duvall Show with my MOM (who is very awesome, by the way) and they were making glass beads that day on the show.I turned to Mom and had this look in my eyes. "Oh, that's how they make the beads!!!" ...And I was off, looking for classes near-by. I found them at the Sawtooth Center for the Arts.The teacher lit the torch and I started to drool! I knew this was for me. After the class, I applied for and received a Regional Artist Grant from the Catawba County Council for the Arts. This gave me the money I needed to get started. And so it began. I would get up in the morning and make beads, then go into work(Barnes and Noble). I did this until I started selling my beads and the job started getting in the way of my bead making. One of my very first customers, Jeannine Beert, was a big help. She really had a hand in getting my business started. She was buying beads as fast as I could make them. So a Big Thanks to Jeannine!!And of course my Husband (Michael) who really helped to get me started. He would drive with me and work the shows. I wouldn't have been able to do it without him! So there it is, and here I am 10 years later. Beading right along. I have found my passion and I feel like the luckiest person in the world.
