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Thornburg Bead Studio |
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 that I could
take. I found them at the Sawtooth Center for the Arts.
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 that I could
take. 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. 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) 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 7 years later. Beading right
along. I have found my passion and I feel like the luckiest
person in the world.
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. 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) 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 7 years later. Beading right
along. I have found my passion and I feel like the luckiest
person in the world.
Thornburg Bead Studio
Nikki Thornburg-Lanigan
1010 S. College Ave.
Newton, NC 28658
828-464-7058-home/studio
828-461-7873-cell
nikki@thornburgbeadstudio.com
Nikki Thornburg-Lanigan
1010 S. College Ave.
Newton, NC 28658
828-464-7058-home/studio
828-461-7873-cell
nikki@thornburgbeadstudio.com