I come from a family of builders and makers. My grandfather was a master mechanic, as are both of my brothers, which is an artistic talent in its own right. As a child, my mom had a cigar box that was full of sequins, glitter and trimmings that she’d let me dig around in and make stuff with. When I got older, we took decorative painting and stained glass classes together. My beginnings in jewelry making also go way back to when I was a kid. I remember being in the Blue Birds organization. My mom was a leader, and one of our projects was to create jewelry from colorful plastic-coated telephone wire. She made what I thought was the most beautiful ring, and I was smitten! I played with stained glass (my first artistic love!) sewing, painting, clay and many other creative pursuits but never went on for a formal art education.
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