First of all, I’m a married mother of 2 boys from Credit River, Minnesota.

CREDIT RIVER ART GLASS (& design company) is my new venture.

I always find it a little funny & pretty predictable that when you click on an “about me” page on an artist’s site it’ll probably start out something like “I remember sitting in my grandmother’s kitchen...” or “I remember watching my mother creating...” ...it’s so sweet to think about where our creative sides were born & nurtured, but I promised myself that I wasn’t going to go back there...

but I couldn’t help it! LOL! It’s why I am what I am & why I do what I do...

I CREATE!

I've spent my entire life creating in one way or another. My 2 older sisters were very creative & I always followed closely behind them, shadowing their every move. They taught me how to color within the lines... I was shading my Crayola creations by the time I was 5 or 6!

Drawing, painting, pottery, woodworking, stained glass, cake decorating, jewelry design, etc...the list goes on.

Professionally, I'm an interior designer. Since I had my first son in 1995, I've been freelancing w/ other designers, designing & drawing (by hand) their custom furniture, cabinetry & other variously detailed fixtures.

As I get older, I've found myself searching for a creative outlet that not only keeps me busy (now that the boys are school age), but something that also feeds my soul! Who would've thought that GLASS & FIRE would be that something??

It makes sense... FIRE is pretty darned mesmerizing on its own... but then add to that GLASS. Beautiful, colorful glass. Molten. Manipulatable. Fabulous. When you walk away from your torch at the end of the day (with your family wondering what's for dinner & just as you are!! LOL), you have the distinct satisfaction in knowing that you've created these beautiful little works of art with your own two hands!! Talk about instant gratification!! :o)

If you want to know MORE about my head-first dive into lampworking, read on in my BLOG...