Wow! that sounds like quite the crafty youth you lived!
I wasn't as fortunate on hands on crafting while growing up, but creativity was alllll around me constantly, my best friends mother was an abstract painter, I love the smell of oil paints drying and all her friends made an impact. So, I painted as well then. I moved to the US at 13 and my world turn upside down, so I didn't paint much then. When I went to college I was majoring in Psychology and I took a general arts class and my passions were sparked again right away. Since then I have made a living making semi precious stone jewelry, wands made out of horn and copper with crystals, bead looming and leatherwork, stained glass and off course flameworking. I took a path were I have constantly worked with professional craftpeople as I have learned their trade, for the most part. I was self taught in leather and wand making...I mean, where's there a wand making school, anyway
Good Morning everyone, I've had a mixed weekend of woes, fun and work. My schedule has shifted slightly for the time I have left in my North Carolina studio. I have been asked to completely shut down my facilities instead of departing for the winter. It's a mixed blessing and added stress to me. I will be liberated to participate in studios with peers that I share joined studies with more hands on next summer. I am already creating a schedule and it's going to be awesome! I ; as well, now have a heavier workload appropriating equipment I was going to leave here as well as dismantling my studio. I am grateful to have a two week window to make this happen, but I'll most likely not be as frequent here while this process unfolds. My flameworking setup is going down last tho....I mean the day before I depart on Nov. 8th...so lots of quality packed custom and development glassy time left here, for sure
Ok, have an awesome one...I'm off to prepare for shipping to Bert tomorrow. I'll check in here and there for messaging during the day.
Freddy