Having been born a creative person, art was my passion. Starting in oils when I was very young was just the start. I became an acomplished fashion designer. Experiencing cake decorating was a sweet pleasure. After taking a long hiatus from my own creativity to have and raise 5 children, I returned to the art scene in 1980 and became a self taught glass artist, begining with stained glass and progressing on to hot glass in 1989. Learning torchworked beading was more difficult and that learning began in 2006. I owned and operated a retail...more