I started creating jewelry about 13 years ago in Minnesota. As President of the Owatonna Arts Center, I took a beading class from Cathy Collison-Glass Garden Beads Northfield! I was hooked.I went quickly from hobby to business...although I was driving 120 miles roundtrip every day to my corporate job at the Mall of America, every spare moment was taken with my new world of creating. I ended up partnering with my friend Pat Falk...and we started the Art Show Circuit. A daily commute plus weekend travel to the Art Shows proved too much.After 3 years I gave up my corporate job...more
