After graduating from Savannah College of Art & Design with a degree in metals and jewelry, I worked many jobs, including one preaching to high school kids that they should follow their creative passions and only do what they love for a living. Taking my own advice, I re-evaluated my life. Feeling I had given up all creative pursuits, I moved to a small northern town in the Hudson River Valley, hoping the new surroundings would inspire me to create once more. Shortly after arriving, I signed up to participate in a local craft fair and made a few small felted animals to sell. When I quickly sold out of my creations and orders for more began rolling in, PetitFelts was born.
“The feeling I got from making things was unlike any other feeling.”
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